Rep. Katie Stuart
Filed: 5/19/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2123




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2123, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act is 
6amended  by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
 



7    (5 ILCS 20/2)  (from Ch. 1, par. 103)



8    Sec. 2. 
(a) The General Assembly in submitting an 
9amendment to the
Constitution to the electors, or the 
10proponents of an amendment to Article
IV of the Constitution 
11submitted by petition, shall prepare a brief explanation of 
12such
amendment, a brief argument in favor of the same, and the 
13form in which
such amendment will appear on the separate 
14ballot as provided by Section
16-6 of the Election Code, as

15amended. The minority of the General Assembly, or if there is 
16no minority,
anyone designated by the General Assembly shall 
 
 
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1prepare a brief argument
against such amendment. The 
2explanation, the arguments for and against each constitutional 
3amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on 
4the separate ballot shall be approved by a joint resolution of 
5the General Assembly and filed in the office of the Secretary 
6of State with the proposed amendment. 
7    (b) In the case of an
amendment to Article IV of the 
8Constitution initiated pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of 
9the Constitution, the proponents shall be those persons
so 
10designated at the time of the filing of the petition as 
11provided in Section
10-8 of the Election Code, and the 
12opponents shall be those members of the
General Assembly 
13opposing such amendment, or if there are none, anyone

14designated by the General Assembly and such opponents shall 
15prepare a brief
argument against such amendment.  The 
16proponent's explanation and
argument in favor of and the 
17opponent's opponents argument against an amendment
to Article 
18IV initiated by petition must
be submitted to the Attorney 
19General, who may rewrite them for accuracy
and fairness.  The 
20explanation,
the arguments for and against each constitutional 
21amendment, and the form in which the
amendment will appear on 
22the separate ballot shall be filed in the
office of the 
23Secretary of State with the proposed amendment. 
24    (c) At least 2 months before the next election of members 
25of the General Assembly,
following the passage of the proposed 
26amendment, the Secretary of State
shall publish the amendment, 
 
 
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1in full in 8 point type, or the equivalent
thereto, in at least 
2one secular newspaper of general circulation in
every county 
3in this State in which a newspaper is published and its digital 
4equivalent. In
counties in which 2 or more newspapers are 
5published, the Secretary of
State shall cause such amendment 
6to be published in 2 newspapers and their digital equivalent. 
7In
counties having a population of 500,000 or more, such 
8amendment shall be
published in not less than 6 newspapers of 
9general circulation and their digital equivalent. After
the 
10first publication, the publication of such amendment shall be

11repeated once each week for 2 consecutive weeks. In selecting 
12newspapers
in which to publish such amendment the Secretary of 
13State shall have
regard solely to the circulation of such 
14newspapers, selecting secular
newspapers in every case having 
15the largest circulation. The proposed
amendment shall have a 
16notice prefixed thereto in said publications,
that at such 
17election the proposed amendment will be submitted to the

18electors for adoption or rejection, and at the end of the 
19official
publication, he shall also publish the form in which 
20the proposed
amendment will appear on the separate ballot. The 
21Secretary of State
shall fix the publication fees to be paid to 
22newspapers for making such
publication, but in no case shall 
23such publication fee exceed the amount
charged by such 
24newspapers to private individuals for a like
publication. 
25    (d) In addition to the notice hereby required to be 
26published,
the Secretary of State shall also cause the 
 
 
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1existing form of the
constitutional provision proposed to be 
2amended, the proposed amendment,
the explanation of the same, 
3the arguments for and against the same, and
the form in which 
4such amendment will appear on the separate ballot, to
be 
5published in pamphlet form in 8 point type or the equivalent 
6thereto in English, in additional languages as required by 
7Section 203 of Title III of the federal Voting Rights Act of 
81965,  and in braille.  The Secretary of State shall publish the 
9pamphlet on the Secretary's website in a downloadable, 
10printable format and maintain a reasonable supply of printed 
11pamphlets to be available upon request. The Secretary of State 
12shall publish an audio version of the pamphlet, which shall be 
13available for playback on the Secretary's website and made 
14available to any individual or entity upon request. 
15    (e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary of 
16State shall mail such pamphlet to every mailing
address in the 
17State, addressed to the attention of the Postal Patron.  He

18shall also maintain a reasonable supply of such pamphlets so 
19as to make
them available to any person requesting one.

20    (f) For any proposed constitutional amendment appearing on 
21the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022, the 
22Secretary of State, in lieu of the requirement in subsection 
23(e) of this Act, shall mail a postcard to every mailing address 
24in the State advising that a proposed constitutional amendment 
25will be considered at the general election. The postcard shall 
26include a URL to the Secretary of State's website that 
 
 
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1contains the information required in subsection (d). 
2(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)

 



3    (5 ILCS 20/4)  (from Ch. 1, par. 106)



4    Sec. 4. 
At the election, the proposed amendment and 
5explanation shall
be printed on the top of the "Official 
6Ballot" preceding all nominations of any political party upon 
7a single the separate ballot in accordance with the provisions 
8of
Section 16-6 of the Election Code "An Act concerning 
9elections," approved May 11, 1943, as
amended.

10(Source: Laws 1949, p. 18.)

 
11    Section 10. The Election Code is amended  by changing 
12Sections 1-21, 1A-25, 3-6, 4-6.2, 5-16.2, 6-50.2, 7-8, 7-9, 
139-3, 10-9, 10-10, 11-4, 11-8, 12A-10, 12-4, 16-3, 16-6, 
1419-2.5, 19-3, 19-5, 19-8, 22-9.1, and 23-23 and  by adding 
15Sections 1-23 and 1A-16.11 as follows:
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/1-21)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2024)
18    Sec. 1-21. Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task 
19Force.
20    (a) The Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task Force 
21is hereby created for the purposes described in subsection 
22(b). Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows: 
23        (1) one member appointed by the Governor; 
 
 
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1        (2) one member appointed by the Attorney General; 
2        (3) 2 members appointed by the President of the 
3    Senate; 
4        (4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
5    Representatives; 
6        (5) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
7    Senate; and 
8        (6) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
9    House of Representatives. 
10    (b) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of 
11implementing a system of campaign finance that would allow 
12public funds to be used to subsidize campaigns for candidates 
13for judicial office in exchange for voluntary adherence by 
14those campaigns to specified expenditure limitations. In 
15conducting its study, the Task Force shall consider whether 
16implementing such a system of public financing is in the best 
17interest of the State. The Task Force may propose one or more 
18funding  sources for the public financing of judicial 
19elections, including, but not limited to, fines, voluntary 
20contributions, surcharges on lobbying activities, and a 
21whistleblower fund. The Task Force shall consider the 
22following factors: 
23        (1) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for 
24    judicial office; 
25        (2) the amount of funds expended by past candidates 
26    for judicial office; 
 
 
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1        (3) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by 
2    candidates for judicial office of different political 
3    parties; 
4        (4) the amount of funds expended with respect to 
5    campaigns for judicial office by entities not affiliated 
6    with a candidate; 
7        (5) the amount of money contributed to or expended by 
8    a committee of a political party to promote a candidate 
9    for judicial office; 
10        (6) jurisprudence concerning campaign finance and 
11    public financing of political campaigns, both for judicial 
12    office and generally; and 
13        (7) any other factors that the Task Force determines 
14    are related to the public financing of elections in this 
15    State. 
16    The Task Force shall also suggest changes to current law 
17that would be necessary to facilitate public financing of 
18candidates for judicial office. 
19    (c) The Task Force shall complete its study no later than 
20June 30, 2024 2023 and shall report its findings to the 
21Governor and the General Assembly as soon as possible after 
22the study is complete. 
23    (d) The members shall serve without compensation. If a 
24vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according 
25to the guidelines of the initial appointment. 
26    (e) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and 
 
 
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1administrative support to the Task Force. 
2    (f) As used in this Section, "judicial office" means 
3nomination, election, or retention to the Supreme Court, the 
4Appellate Court, or the Circuit Court. 
5    (g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025 2024. 

6(Source: P.A. 102-909, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/1-23 new)
8    Sec. 1-23. Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force.
9    (a) The Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force is 
10created. The purpose of the Task Force is to review voting 
11systems and the methods of voting, including ranked-choice 
12voting, that could be authorized by law. The Task Force shall 
13have the following duties:
14        (1) Engage election officials, interested groups, and 
15    members of the public for the purpose of assessing the 
16    adoption and implementation of ranked-choice voting in 
17    presidential primary elections beginning in 2028.
18        (2) Review standards used to certify or approve the 
19    use of a voting system, including the standards adopted by 
20    the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the State 
21    Board of Elections.
22        (3) Advise whether the voting system used by Illinois 
23    election authorities would be able to accommodate 
24    alternative methods of voting, including, but not limited 
25    to, ranked-choice voting.
 
 
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1        (4) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to 
2    the Election Code or administrative rules for 
3    certification of voting systems in Illinois to accommodate 
4    alternative methods of voting, including ranked-choice 
5    voting.
6    (b) On or before March 1, 2024, the Task Force shall 
7publish a final report of its findings and recommendations. 
8The report shall, at a minimum, detail findings and 
9recommendations related to the duties of the Task Force and 
10the following:
11        (1) the process used in Illinois to certify voting 
12    systems, including which systems can conduct ranked-choice 
13    voting; and 
14        (2) information about the voting system used by 
15    election authorities, including which election authorities 
16    rely on legacy hardware and software for voting and which 
17    counties and election authorities rely on equipment for 
18    voting that has not exceeded its usable life span but 
19    require a software upgrade to accommodate ranked-choice 
20    voting. In this paragraph, "legacy hardware and software" 
21    means equipment that has exceeded its usable life span.
22    (c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
23        (1) 4 members, appointed by the Senate President, 
24    including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the 
25    public;
26        (2) 4 members, appointed by the Speaker of the House 
 
 
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1    of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of 
2    Representatives and 2 members of the public;
3        (3) 2 members, appointed by the Senate Minority 
4    Leader, including one member of the Senate and one member 
5    of the public;
6        (4) 2 members, appointed by the House Minority Leader, 
7    including one member of the House of Representatives and 
8    one member of the public;
9        (5) 4 members, appointed by the Governor, including at 
10    least 2 members with knowledge and experience 
11    administering elections; and
12        (6) one member appointed by the Secretary of State.
13    (d) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 30 
14days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
15103rd General Assembly. Members shall serve without 
16compensation.
17    (e) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at 
18least quarterly to fulfill its duties. At the first meeting of 
19the Task Force, the Task Force shall elect one co-chair from 
20the members appointed by the Senate President and one co-chair 
21from the members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
22Representatives.
23    (f) The State Board of Elections shall provide 
24administrative support for the Task Force.
25    (g) This Section is repealed, and the Task Force is 
26dissolved, on June 1, 2024.
 
 
 
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1    (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.11 new)
2    Sec. 1A-16.11. Naturalization ceremony registration.
3    (a) The State Board of Elections shall coordinate with 
4each United States District Court in Illinois for a 
5representative or representatives of the State Board of 
6Elections to offer voter registration information, provide 
7voter registration applications, and collect completed voter 
8registration applications, including electronic voter 
9registration applications, from all eligible citizens after 
10the naturalization ceremony, as allowed by the United States 
11District Court presiding over the naturalization.
12    (b) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules to 
13implement this Section. 
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/1A-25)
15    Sec. 1A-25. Centralized statewide voter registration list. 
16The centralized statewide voter registration list required by 
17Title III, Subtitle A, Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act 
18of 2002 shall be created and maintained by the State Board of 
19Elections as provided in this Section.
20        (1) The centralized statewide voter registration list 
21    shall be compiled from the voter registration data bases 
22    of each election authority in this State.

23        (2) With the exception of voter registration forms 
24    submitted electronically through an online voter 
 
 
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1    registration system, all new voter registration forms and 
2    applications to register to vote, including those reviewed 
3    by the Secretary of State at a driver services facility, 
4    shall be transmitted only to the appropriate election 
5    authority as required by Articles 4, 5, and 6 of this Code 
6    and not to the State Board of Elections. All voter 
7    registration forms submitted electronically to the State 
8    Board of Elections through an online voter registration 
9    system shall be transmitted to the appropriate election 
10    authority as required by Section 1A-16.5. The election 
11    authority shall process and verify each voter registration 
12    form and electronically enter verified registrations on an 
13    expedited basis onto the statewide voter registration 
14    list. All original registration cards shall remain 
15    permanently in the office of the election authority  as 
16    required by this Code.

17        (3) The centralized statewide voter registration list 
18    shall:

19            (i) Be designed to allow election authorities to 
20        utilize the registration data on the statewide voter 
21        registration list pertinent to voters registered in 
22        their election jurisdiction on locally maintained 
23        software programs that are unique to each 
24        jurisdiction.

25            (ii) Allow each election authority to perform 
26        essential election management functions, including but 
 
 
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1        not limited to production of voter lists, processing 
2        of vote by mail voters, production of individual, 
3        pre-printed applications to vote, administration of 
4        election judges, and polling place administration, but 
5        shall not prevent any election authority from using 
6        information from that election authority's own 
7        systems.

8        (4) The registration information maintained by each 
9    election authority shall be synchronized with that 
10    authority's information on the statewide list at least 
11    once every 24 hours.

12        (5) The vote by mail, early vote, and rejected ballot 
13    information maintained by each election authority shall be 
14    synchronized with the election authority's information on 
15    the statewide list at least once every 24 hours. The State 
16    Board of Elections shall maintain the information required 
17    by this paragraph in an electronic format on its website, 
18    arranged by county and accessible to State and local 
19    political committees.
20            (i) Within one day after receipt of a vote by mail 
21        voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit 
22        by electronic means the voter's name, street address, 
23        email address and precinct, ward, township, and 
24        district numbers, as the case may be, to the State 
25        Board of Elections.
26            (ii) Within one day after receipt of an early 
 
 
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1        voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit 
2        by electronic means the voter's name, street address, 
3        email address and precinct, ward, township, and 
4        district numbers, as the case may be, to the State 
5        Board of Elections.
6            (iii) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected for any 
7        reason, within one day after the rejection the 
8        election authority shall transmit by electronic means 
9        the voter's name, street address, email address and 
10        precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the 
11        case may be, to the State Board of Elections. If a 
12        rejected vote by mail ballot is determined to be 
13        valid, the election authority shall,  within one day 
14        after the determination, remove the name of the voter 
15        from the list transmitted to the State Board of 
16        Election. 
17        (6) The statewide voter registration list shall be 
18    updated at least every 30 days, however, the information 
19    required in paragraph (5) shall be updated at least every 
20    24 hours and made available upon request to permitted 
21    entities as described in this Section. 
22    To protect the privacy and confidentiality of voter 
23registration information, the disclosure of any portion of the 
24centralized statewide voter registration list to any person or 
25entity other than to a State or local political committee and 
26other than to a governmental entity for a governmental purpose 
 
 
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1is specifically prohibited except as follows: (1) subject to 
2security measures adopted by the State Board of Elections 
3which, at a minimum, shall include the keeping of a catalog or 
4database, available for public view, including the name, 
5address, and telephone number of the person viewing the list 
6as well as the time of that viewing, any person may view the 
7list on a computer screen at the Springfield office of the 
8State Board of Elections, during normal business hours other 
9than during the 27 days before an election, but the person 
10viewing the list under this exception may not print, 
11duplicate, transmit, or alter the list; or (2) as may be 
12required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has 
13entered into with a multi-state voter registration list 
14maintenance system.


15(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/3-6)
17    Sec. 3-6. Voting and registration age. 
18    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 
19who is 17 years old on the date of a caucus, general primary 
20election, or consolidated primary election and who is 
21otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that 
22caucus, general primary, or consolidated primary, including 
23voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot 
24with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, 
25if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the 
 
 
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1immediately following general election or consolidated 
2election for which candidates are nominated at that primary.
3    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 
4who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on 
5or after that person's 16th birthday, with the registration 
6held in abeyance by the State Board of Elections until that 
7individual attains the required age to vote, at which time the 
8State Board of Elections shall transmit the registration to 
9the applicable election authority. Preregistration under this 
10subsection (b) shall be completed using the online voter 
11registration system, as provided in Section 1A-16.5, or an 
12electronic voter registration portal with an automatic voter 
13registration  agency, as provided in Section 1A-16.7.
14    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
15individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on 
16the date of the immediately following general or consolidated 
17election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed 
18eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition 
19proposing a public question.
20    (d) For the purposes of this Code, a person who is 16 years 
21of age or older shall be deemed competent to execute and attest 
22to any voter registration forms. 
23    (e) References in this Code and elsewhere to the 
24requirement that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be 
25interpreted in accordance with this Section.
26    For the purposes of this Code, an individual who is 17 
 
 
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1years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the 
2general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent to 
3execute and attest to any voter registration forms. An 
4individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on 
5the date of the immediately following general or consolidated 
6election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed 
7eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition 
8proposing a public question. 

9(Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 


10    (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)



11    Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 
12municipal and township
or road district clerks or their duly 
13authorized deputies as deputy registrars
who may accept the 
14registration of all qualified residents of the State.

15    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 
16committeepersons in the county
as deputy registrars who may 
17accept the registration of any qualified resident
of the 
18State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.


19    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named 
20persons as deputy
registrars upon the written request of such 
21persons:

22        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 
23    designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library 
24    situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept 
25    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,

 
 
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1    at such library.

2        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by 
3    the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or 
4    vocational school situated
within the election 
5    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any

6    qualified resident of the State, at such school. The 
7    county clerk shall notify
every principal and 
8    vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and

9    vocational school situated within the election 
10    jurisdiction of their
eligibility to serve as deputy 
11    registrars and offer training courses for
service as 
12    deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at 
13    least 4
months prior to every election.


14        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by 
15    the president, of
any university, college, community 
16    college, academy or other institution of
learning situated 
17    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the

18    registrations of any resident of the State, at such 
19    university, college,
community college, academy or 
20    institution.

21        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide 
22    labor organization,
or a reasonable number of qualified 
23    members designated by such official,
who may accept the 
24    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.

25        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide 
26    State civic
organization, as defined and determined by 
 
 
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1    rule of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members 
2    designated by such official, who may accept
the 
3    registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In 
4    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 
5    appointed,
the county clerk shall consider the population 
6    of the jurisdiction, the
size of the organization, the 
7    geographic size of the jurisdiction,
convenience for the 
8    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the

9    jurisdiction and their location, the registration 
10    activities of the
organization and the need to appoint 
11    deputy registrars to assist and
facilitate the 
12    registration of non-English speaking individuals.  In no

13    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 
14    applicable to every
civic organization requesting 
15    appointment of its members as deputy
registrars. The State 
16    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
certification 
17    of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments

18    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years, 
19    terminating on the first
business day of the month 
20    following the month of the general election, and
shall be 
21    valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by 
22    this
Code during the terms of such appointments.

23        6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or 
24    a
reasonable number of employees designated by the 
25    Director and located at
public aid offices, who may accept 
26    the registration of any qualified
resident of the county 
 
 
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1    at any such public aid office.

2        7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of 
3    Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees 
4    designated by the Director and located at
unemployment 
5    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified

6    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.

7        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the 
8    Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number 
9    of employees designated by
such president, who may accept 
10    the registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.

11    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 
12denied, the
county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 
13the request is submitted,
provide the affected individual or 
14organization with written notice setting
forth the specific 
15reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to
be 
16appointed as deputy registrar.

17    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 
18registrars as he
considers necessary. The county clerk shall 
19appoint such additional deputy
registrars in such manner that 
20the convenience of the public is served,
giving due 
21consideration to both population concentration and area.  Some

22of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that 
23there are an
equal number from each of the 2 major political 
24parties in the election
jurisdiction.  The county clerk, in 
25appointing an additional deputy
registrar, shall make the 
26appointment from a list of applicants submitted
by the Chair 
 
 
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1of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
political 
2party.  A Chair of a County Central  Committee shall submit a

3list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each 
4year.  The
county clerk may require a Chair of a County Central 
5Committee to
furnish a supplemental list of applicants.

6    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 
7other than the 27-day 27
day period preceding an election. All 
8persons appointed as deputy
registrars shall be  registered 
9voters within the county and shall take and
subscribe to the 
10following oath or affirmation:

11    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I 
12will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the 
13Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will 
14faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of deputy 
15registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no

16person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 
17his personal
application before me.

18
............................


19
(Signature Deputy Registrar)"


20    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by 
21one of his
deputies, or by any person qualified to take 
22acknowledgement of deeds and
shall immediately thereafter be 
23filed with the county clerk.

24    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 
25except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, 
26commencing on December 1 following
the general election of 
 
 
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1each even-numbered year; except that the terms of
the initial 
2appointments shall be until December 1st following the next

3general election. Appointments of precinct committeepersons 
4shall be for 2-year
terms commencing on the date of the county 
5convention following the general
primary at which they were 
6elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date 
7of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or 
8video conference.  The county clerk shall issue a
certificate 
9of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in

10his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 
11appointees.

12    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all 
13deputy registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at 
14times and locations reasonably
convenient for both the county 
15clerk and such appointees.  The county clerk
shall be 
16responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 
17registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a).  Deputy 
18registrars appointed under
subsection (a) shall be subject to 
19removal for cause.

20    (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of 
21deputy registrars,
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall 
22be returned to the appointing election
authority by 
23first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery 
24within 7 days, except that completed registration materials

25received by the deputy registrars during the period between 
26the 35th and
28th day preceding an election shall be returned 
 
 
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1by the deputy
registrars to
the appointing election authority 
2within 48 hours after receipt thereof.  The
completed 
3registration materials received by the deputy registrars on 
4the
28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 
5deputy
registrars
within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 
6Unused materials shall be returned
by deputy registrars 
7appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a),
not later 
8than the next working day following the close of registration.

9    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, 
10as the case may
be, must provide any additional forms 
11requested by any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of 
12unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar
may have 
13in his or her possession.

14    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering 
15or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or 
16her duties.

17    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 
18liable for the
acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.  Such 
19deputy registrars shall
not be deemed to be employees of the 
20county clerk.

21    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy 
22registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be 
23transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to 
24the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction 
25of residence.
26(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


 
 
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1    (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)



2    Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all 
3municipal and
township clerks or their duly authorized 
4deputies as deputy registrars who
may accept the registration 
5of all qualified residents of the State.

6    The county clerk shall appoint all precinct 
7committeepersons in the county
as deputy registrars who may 
8accept the registration of any qualified resident
of the 
9State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.


10    The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named 
11persons as deputy
registrars upon the written request of such 
12persons:

13        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 
14    designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library 
15    situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept 
16    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,

17    at such library.

18        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by 
19    the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or 
20    vocational school situated
within the election 
21    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any

22    resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk 
23    shall notify every
principal and vice-principal of each 
24    high school, elementary school, and
vocational school 
25    situated within the election jurisdiction of their

 
 
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1    eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer 
2    training courses for
service as deputy registrars at 
3    conveniently located facilities at least 4
months prior to 
4    every election.


5        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by 
6    the president, of
any university, college, community 
7    college, academy or other institution
of learning situated 
8    within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the

9    registrations of any resident of the State, at such 
10    university, college,
community college, academy or 
11    institution.

12        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide 
13    labor organization,
or a reasonable number of qualified 
14    members designated by such official,
who may accept the 
15    registrations of any qualified resident of the State.

16        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide 
17    State civic
organization, as defined and determined by 
18    rule of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members 
19    designated by such official, who may accept
the 
20    registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In 
21    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 
22    appointed,
the county clerk shall consider the population 
23    of the jurisdiction, the
size of the organization, the 
24    geographic size of the jurisdiction,
convenience for the 
25    public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the

26    jurisdiction and their location, the registration 
 
 
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1    activities of the
organization and the need to appoint 
2    deputy registrars to assist and
facilitate the 
3    registration of non-English speaking individuals.  In no

4    event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number 
5    applicable to every
civic organization requesting 
6    appointment of its members as deputy registrars.
The State 
7    Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
certification 
8    of bona fide State civic organizations.
Such appointments 
9    shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,

10    terminating on the first business day of the month 
11    following the month of
the general election, and shall be 
12    valid for all periods of voter
registration as provided by 
13    this Code during the terms of such appointments.

14        6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or 
15    a
reasonable number of employees designated by the 
16    Director and located at
public aid offices, who may accept 
17    the registration of any qualified
resident of the county 
18    at any such public aid office.

19        7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of 
20    Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees 
21    designated by the Director and located at
unemployment 
22    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified

23    resident of the county at any such unemployment office.

24        8. The president of any corporation as defined by the 
25    Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number 
26    of employees designated by
such president, who may accept 
 
 
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1    the registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.

2    If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is 
3denied, the
county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date 
4the request is submitted,
provide the affected individual or 
5organization with written notice setting
forth the specific 
6reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to
be 
7appointed as deputy registrar.

8    The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy 
9registrars as he
considers necessary. The county clerk shall 
10appoint such additional deputy
registrars in such manner that 
11the convenience  of the public is served,
giving due 
12consideration to both population concentration and area.  Some

13of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that 
14there are an
equal number from each of the 2 major political 
15parties in the election
jurisdiction.  The county clerk, in 
16appointing an additional deputy
registrar, shall make the 
17appointment from a list of applicants submitted
by the Chair 
18of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
political 
19party.  A Chair of a County Central Committee shall submit a

20list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each 
21year.  The
county clerk may require a Chair of a County Central 
22Committee to
furnish a supplemental list of applicants.

23    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 
24other than the 27-day 27
day period preceding an election. All 
25persons appointed as deputy
registrars shall be  registered 
26voters within the county and shall take and
subscribe to the 
 
 
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1following oath or affirmation:

2    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I 
3will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the 
4Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will 
5faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of deputy 
6registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
no 
7person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 
8his personal
application before me.

9
...............................


10
(Signature of Deputy Registrar)"


11    This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by 
12one of his
deputies, or by any person qualified to take 
13acknowledgement of deeds and
shall immediately thereafter be 
14filed with the county clerk.

15    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 
16except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, 
17commencing on December 1 following
the general election of 
18each even-numbered year, except that the terms of
the initial 
19appointments shall be until December 1st following the next

20general election.  Appointments of precinct committeepersons 
21shall be for
2-year terms commencing on the date of the county 
22convention following the
general primary at which they were 
23elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date 
24of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or 
25video conference.  The county clerk shall issue a
certificate 
26of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in

 
 
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1his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 
2appointees.

3    (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all 
4deputy registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at 
5times and locations reasonably
convenient for both the county 
6clerk and such appointees.  The county clerk
shall be 
7responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy 
8registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a).  Deputy 
9registrars appointed under
subsection (a) shall be subject to 
10removal for cause.

11    (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of 
12deputy registrars,
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall 
13be returned to the appointing election
authority by 
14first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery 
15within 7 days, except that completed registration materials

16received by the deputy registrars during the period between 
17the 35th and
28th day preceding an election shall be returned 
18by the deputy
registrars to
the appointing election authority 
19within 48 hours after receipt thereof.  The
completed 
20registration materials received by the deputy registrars on 
21the
28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the 
22deputy
registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof.

23Unused materials shall be returned by deputy
registrars 
24appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later

25than the next working day following the close of registration.

26    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, 
 
 
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1as the case may
be, must provide any additional forms 
2requested by any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of 
3unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar
may have 
4in his or her possession.

5    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering 
6or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or 
7her duties.

8    (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly 
9liable for the
acts or omissions of any deputy registrar.  Such 
10deputy registers shall not
be deemed to be employees of the 
11county clerk.

12    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy 
13registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be 
14transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to 
15the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction 
16of residence.

17(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


18    (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)



19    Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall 
20appoint all
precinct committeepersons in the election 
21jurisdiction as deputy registrars
who may accept the 
22registration of any qualified resident of the State, except 
23during the 27 days preceding an election.


24    The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of 
25the following
named persons as deputy registrars upon the 
 
 
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1written request of such persons:

2        1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person 
3    designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library 
4    situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept 
5    the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, 
6    at such library.

7        2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by 
8    the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or 
9    vocational school situated
within the election 
10    jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any

11    resident of the State, at such school. The board of 
12    election
commissioners shall notify every principal and 
13    vice-principal of each high
school, elementary school, and 
14    vocational school situated in the election
jurisdiction of 
15    their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer

16    training courses for service as deputy registrars at 
17    conveniently located
facilities at least 4 months prior to 
18    every election.


19        3. The president, or a qualified person designated by 
20    the president, of
any university, college, community 
21    college, academy, or other institution
of learning 
22    situated within the State, who may accept the

23    registrations of any resident of the election 
24    jurisdiction, at such university,
college, community 
25    college, academy, or institution.

26        4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide 
 
 
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1    labor
organization, or a reasonable number of qualified 
2    members designated
by such official, who may accept the 
3    registrations of any qualified
resident of the State.

4        5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide 
5    State civic
organization, as defined and determined by 
6    rule of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members 
7    designated by such official, who may accept
the 
8    registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In 
9    determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be 
10    appointed,
the board of election commissioners shall 
11    consider the population of the
jurisdiction, the size of 
12    the organization, the geographic size of the
jurisdiction, 
13    convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy

14    registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the 
15    registration
activities of the organization and the need 
16    to appoint deputy registrars to
assist and facilitate the 
17    registration of non-English speaking individuals.
In no 
18    event shall a board of election commissioners fix an 
19    arbitrary
number applicable to every civic organization 
20    requesting appointment of its
members as deputy 
21    registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule

22    provide for certification of bona fide State civic 
23    organizations. Such
appointments shall be made for a 
24    period not to exceed 2 years, terminating
on the first 
25    business day of the month following the month of the 
26    general
election, and shall be valid for all periods of 
 
 
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1    voter registration as
provided by this Code during the 
2    terms of such appointments.

3        6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or 
4    a
reasonable number of employees designated by the 
5    Director and located at
public aid offices, who may accept 
6    the registration of any qualified
resident of the election 
7    jurisdiction at any such public aid office.

8        7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of 
9    Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees 
10    designated by the Director and located at
unemployment 
11    offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified

12    resident of the election jurisdiction at any such 
13    unemployment office.
If the request to be appointed as 
14    deputy registrar is denied, the board
of election 
15    commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the 
16    request
is submitted, provide the affected individual or 
17    organization with written
notice setting forth the 
18    specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny
the 
19    request to be appointed as deputy registrar.

20        8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the 
21    Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number 
22    of employees designated by
such president, who may accept 
23    the registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.

24    The board of election commissioners may appoint as many 
25additional deputy
registrars as it considers necessary.  The 
26board of election commissioners
shall appoint such additional 
 
 
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1deputy registrars in such manner that the
convenience of the 
2public is served, giving due consideration to both
population 
3concentration and area.  Some of the additional deputy

4registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number 
5from
each of the 2 major political parties in the election 
6jurisdiction.  The
board of election commissioners, in 
7appointing an additional deputy registrar,
shall make the 
8appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chair

9of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political 
10party.  A Chair
of a County Central Committee shall submit a 
11list of applicants to the board
by November 30 of each year.  
12The board may require a Chair of a County
Central Committee to 
13furnish a supplemental list of applicants.

14    Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time 
15other than the 27-day period preceding an election. All 
16persons appointed as deputy
registrars shall be  registered 
17voters within the election jurisdiction and
shall take and 
18subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:

19    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I 
20will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the 
21Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will 
22faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of registration 
23officer to the best of my ability and that I will register
no 
24person nor cause the registration of any person except upon 
25his personal
application before me.

26
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1
(Signature of Registration Officer)"


2    This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of 
3the commissioners
or by the executive director or by some 
4person designated by the board of
election commissioners, and 
5shall immediately thereafter be filed with the
board of 
6election commissioners.  The members of the board of election

7commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the 
8provisions of
this Article to take registrations, after 
9themselves taking and subscribing
to the above oath, are 
10authorized to take or administer such oaths and
execute such 
11affidavits as are required by this Article.

12    Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, 
13except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, 
14commencing on December 1 following
the general election of 
15each even-numbered year, except that the terms of
the initial 
16appointments shall be until December 1st following the next

17general election. Appointments of precinct committeepersons 
18shall be for 2-year
terms commencing on the date of the county 
19convention following the general
primary at which they were 
20elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date 
21of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or 
22video conference.  The county clerk shall issue a
certificate 
23of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in

24his office for public inspection a list of the names of all 
25appointees.

26    (b) The board of election commissioners shall be 
 
 
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1responsible for training
all deputy registrars appointed 
2pursuant to subsection (a), at times and
locations reasonably 
3convenient for both the board of election commissioners
and 
4such appointees.  The board of election commissioners shall be 
5responsible
for certifying and supervising all deputy 
6registrars appointed pursuant
to subsection (a).  Deputy 
7registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall
be subject to 
8removal for cause.

9    (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of 
10deputy
registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
11be returned to the
appointing election authority by 
12first-class mail within 2 business days  or personal delivery 
13within 7 days, except that completed registration
materials 
14received by the deputy registrars during the period between 
15the
35th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned 
16by the
deputy
registrars to the appointing election authority 
17within 48 hours after receipt
thereof.  The completed 
18registration materials received by the deputy
registrars on 
19the 28th day preceding an election shall be returned
by the

20deputy registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. 
21Unused materials
shall be returned by deputy registrars 
22appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
subsection (a), not later 
23than the next working day following the close of
registration.

24    (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, 
25as the case may
be, must provide any additional forms 
26requested by any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of 
 
 
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1unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar
may have 
2in his or her possession.

3    (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering 
4or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or 
5her duties.

6    (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be 
7criminally or
civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any 
8deputy registrar.  Such
deputy registrars shall not be deemed 
9to be employees of the board of
election commissioners.

10    (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy 
11registrars for persons residing outside the election 
12jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election 
13commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election 
14authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.

15(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

 


16    (10 ILCS 5/7-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)

17    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-15)


18    Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of 
19one or two
members from each congressional district in the 
20State and shall be elected as
follows:

21
State Central Committee


22    (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective 
23date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each 
24political party shall certify to
the State Board of Elections 
25which of the following alternatives it wishes
to apply to the 
 
 
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1State central committee of that party.

2    Alternative A. At the primary in
 1970 and at the general 
3primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary

4elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of 
5the State
central committee for the congressional district in 
6which he resides.
The candidate receiving the highest number 
7of votes shall be declared
elected State central 
8committeeperson from the district. A political party
may, in 
9lieu of the foregoing, by a majority vote of delegates at any 
10State
convention of such party, determine to thereafter elect 
11the State central committeepersons
 in the manner following:

12    At the county convention held by such political party, 
13State central committeepersons
 shall be elected in the same 
14manner as provided in this
Article for the election of 
15officers of the county central committee, and
such election 
16shall follow the election of officers of the county central

17committee.  Each elected ward, township or precinct 
18committeeperson shall cast
as his vote one vote for each 
19ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
township or 
20precinct in the last preceding primary election of his

21political party. In the case of a county lying partially 
22within one
congressional district and partially within another 
23congressional district,
each ward, township or precinct 
24committeeperson shall vote only with respect
to the 
25congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a

26township or precinct is located.  In the case of a 
 
 
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1congressional district
which encompasses more than one county, 
2each ward, township or precinct committeeperson
 residing 
3within the congressional district shall cast as his
vote one 
4vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a

5township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of 
6his
political party for one candidate of his party for member 
7of the State
central committee for the congressional district 
8in which he resides and
the Chair  of the county central 
9committee shall report the results of
the election to the 
10State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
shall 
11certify the candidate receiving the highest number of votes 
12elected
State central committeeperson for that congressional 
13district.

14    The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide 
15for and govern
the procedures to be followed in the election of 
16members of the State central
committee.

17    After August 6, 1999 (the
effective date of Public Act 
1891-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair of a 
19State
central committee, or at the end of the term of office of 
20Chair, the State
central committee of each political party 
21that has selected Alternative A shall
elect a Chair who shall 
22not be required to be a member of the State Central
Committee.  
23The Chair shall be a
registered voter in this State and of the 
24same political party as the State
central committee.

25    Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within 
2630 days after
the adoption of this alternative, appoint a 
 
 
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1person of the sex opposite that
of the incumbent member for 
2that congressional district to serve as an
additional member 
3of the State central committee until his or her successor
is 
4elected at the general primary election in 1986.  Each 
5congressional
committee shall make this appointment by voting 
6on the basis set forth in
paragraph (e) of this Section. In 
7each congressional district at the
general primary election 
8held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, the
male candidate 
9receiving the highest number of votes of the party's male

10candidates for State central committeeman, and the female 
11candidate
receiving the highest number of votes of the party's 
12female candidates for
State central committeewoman, shall be 
13declared elected State central
committeeman and State central 
14committeewoman from the district.  At the
general primary 
15election held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a

16party's candidates for State central committeemen or State 
17central
committeewomen from a congressional district are of 
18the same sex, the candidate
receiving the highest number of 
19votes shall be declared elected a State central
committeeman 
20or State central committeewoman from the district, and, 
21because of
a failure to elect one male and one female to the 
22committee, a vacancy shall be
declared to exist in the office 
23of the second member of the State central
committee from the 
24district.  This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the 
25congressional committee of the political party, and the person 
26appointed to
fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the 
 
 
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1congressional district and of the
sex opposite that of the 
2committeeman or committeewoman elected at the general
primary 
3election.  Each congressional committee shall make this 
4appointment by
voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) 
5of this Section.

6    The Chair of a State central committee composed as 
7provided in this
Alternative B must be selected from the 
8committee's members.
9    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
10the 103rd General Assembly, a State central committee 
11organized under Alternative B shall include as an ex officio 
12member any person affiliated with the same political party 
13serving as the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House 
14of Representatives. 

15    Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to 
16the selection of
the Chair of the State central committee and 
17for in Alternative B with respect to the President of the 
18Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, under 
19both of the foregoing
alternatives, the
State
central

20committee of each political party shall be composed of members 
21elected
or appointed from the several congressional districts 
22of the State,
and of no other person or persons whomsoever.  The 
23members of the State
central committee shall, within 41 days 
24after each quadrennial election of
the full committee, meet in 
25the city of Springfield and organize
by electing a Chair, and 
26may at such time
elect such officers from among their own 
 
 
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1number (or otherwise), as they
may deem necessary or 
2expedient. The outgoing chair of the State
central committee 
3of the party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify
each 
4member of the State central committee elected at the primary 
5of the
time and place of such meeting. In the organization and 
6proceedings of
the State central committee, each person 
7elected or appointed State central committeeman and State

8central committeewoman shall have one vote for each ballot 
9voted in his or her
congressional district by the primary 
10electors of his or her party at the
primary election 
11immediately preceding the meeting of the State central

12committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central 
13committee of any
political party, the vacancy shall be filled 
14by appointment of
the chairmen of the county central 
15committees of the
political party
of the counties located 
16within the congressional district in which the vacancy
occurs 
17and,
if applicable, the ward and township committeepersons of 
18the
political
party in counties of 2,000,000 or more 
19inhabitants located within the
congressional
district.  If the 
20congressional district in which the vacancy occurs lies
wholly 
21within a
county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the ward and 
22township committeepersons
of the political party in that 
23congressional district shall vote to fill the
vacancy.  In 
24voting to fill the vacancy, each chair of a county central

25committee and
each ward and township committeeperson in 
26counties of 2,000,000
or
more inhabitants shall have one vote 
 
 
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1for each ballot voted in each precinct of
the congressional 
2district in which the vacancy exists of
his or her
county, 
3township, or ward cast by the primary electors of his or her 
4party
at the
primary election immediately preceding the 
5meeting to fill the vacancy in the
State
central committee.  
6The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a
resident of 
7the
congressional district in which the vacancy occurs, shall 
8be a qualified voter,
and, in a committee composed as provided 
9in Alternative B, shall be of the
same
sex as his or her

10predecessor. A political party may, by a majority vote of the

11delegates of any State convention of such party, determine to 
12return
to the election of State central committeeman and State 
13central
committeewoman by the vote of primary electors.
Any 
14action taken by a political party at a State convention in 
15accordance
with this Section shall be reported to the State 
16Board of Elections by the chair
 and secretary of such 
17convention within 10 days after such action.

18
Ward, Township and Precinct Committeepersons


19    (b) At the primary in 1972 and
at the general primary 
20election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in 
21cities having a
population of 200,000 or over may vote for one 
22candidate of his party in
his ward for ward committeeperson. 
23Each candidate for ward committeeperson
must be a resident of 
24and in the ward where he seeks to be elected ward 
25committeeperson. The one having the highest number of votes 
26shall be such
ward committeeperson of such party for such 
 
 
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1ward. At the primary election
 in 1970 and at the general 
2primary election every 4 years thereafter,
each primary 
3elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or

4more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or 
5more, may
vote for one candidate of his party for township 
6committeeperson. Each
candidate for township committeeperson 
7must be a resident of and in the
township or part of a township 
8(which lies outside of a city having a
population of 200,000 or 
9more, in counties containing a population of
2,000,000 or 
10more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
to 
11be elected township committeeperson. The one having the 
12highest number
of votes shall be such township committeeperson 
13of such party for such
township or part of a township. At the 
14primary
in 1970 and at the general primary election every 2 
15years thereafter, each primary elector,
except in counties 
16having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote
for one 
17candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct 
18committeeperson. Each candidate for precinct committeeperson 
19must be a bona
fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to 
20be elected precinct committeeperson. The one having the 
21highest number of votes shall be such
precinct committeeperson 
22of such party for such precinct. The official
returns of the 
23primary shall show the name of the committeeperson of each

24political party.

25    Terms of Committeepersons. All precinct committeepersons 
26elected under the
provisions of this Article shall continue as 
 
 
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1such committeepersons until the
date of the primary to be held 
2in the second year after their election.
Except as otherwise 
3provided in this Section for certain State central 
4committeepersons
 who have 2 year terms, all State central 
5committeepersons, township committeepersons
 and ward 
6committeepersons shall continue as such committeepersons
until 
7the date of primary to be held in the fourth year after their

8election. However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct 
9committeeperson
when a precinct committeeperson ceases to 
10reside in the precinct in which he
was elected and such 
11precinct committeeperson shall thereafter neither have
nor 
12exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeperson in 
13that precinct,
even if a successor has not been elected or 
14appointed.

15    (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of 
16the precinct committeepersons
 of such party, in the 
17multi-township assessing district formed
pursuant to Section 
182-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the 
19purposes set forth in Section
45-25 of the Township Code. In 
20the organization and proceedings of the
Multi-Township Central 
21Committee each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote

22for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors 
23of his party at
the primary at which he was elected.

24
County Central Committee


25    (d) The county central committee of each political party 
26in each
county shall consist of the various township 
 
 
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1committeepersons, precinct committeepersons
 and ward 
2committeepersons, if any, of such party in the county.
In the 
3organization and proceedings of the county central committee,

4each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote for each 
5ballot voted in
his precinct by the primary electors of his 
6party at the primary at
which he was elected; each township 
7committeeperson shall have one vote for
each ballot voted in 
8his township or part of a township as the case may
be by the 
9primary electors of his party at the primary election
for the 
10nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly

11immediately preceding the meeting of the county central 
12committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of the 
13county central committee,
each ward committeeperson shall have 
14one vote for each ballot voted in his
ward by the primary 
15electors of his party at the primary election
for the 
16nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly

17immediately preceding the meeting of the county central 
18committee.

19
Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee


20    (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of 
21each political
party in Cook County shall consist of the

22various township committeepersons and ward committeepersons, 
23if any, of that party in
the portions of the county composing 
24the board of review election district.  In
the organization and 
25proceedings of each of the 3 election
district committees, 
26each township committeeperson shall have one vote for each

 
 
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1ballot voted in his or her township or part of a township, as 
2the case may be,
by
the primary electors of his or her party at 
3the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of the 
4board of review election district committee; and
in the 
5organization and proceedings of each of the 3 election 
6district
committees, each ward committeeperson shall have one 
7vote for each
ballot voted in
his or her ward or part of that 
8ward, as the case may be, by the primary
electors of his or her 
9party at the primary election immediately preceding the

10meeting of the board of review election district committee.

11
Congressional Committee


12    (e) The congressional committee of each party in each 
13congressional
district shall be composed of the chairmen of 
14the county central
committees of the counties composing the 
15congressional district, except
that in congressional districts 
16wholly within the territorial limits of
one county, the 
17precinct committeepersons, township committeepersons and ward 
18committeepersons, if any, of
the party representing the 
19precincts within the limits of the
congressional district, 
20shall compose the congressional committee. A
State central 
21committeeperson in each district shall be a member and the 
22chair
 or, when a district has 2 State central 
23committeepersons, a co-chairperson
of the congressional 
24committee, but shall not have the right to
vote except in case 
25of a tie.

26    In the organization and proceedings of congressional 
 
 
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1committees
composed of precinct committeepersons or township 
2committeepersons or ward committeepersons, or any combination 
3thereof, each precinct committeeperson
shall have one vote for 
4each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
electors of 
5his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
township 
6committeeperson shall have one vote for each ballot voted in 
7his
township or part of a township as the case may be by the 
8primary
electors of his party at the primary election 
9immediately preceding the
meeting of the congressional 
10committee, and each ward committeeperson shall
have one vote 
11for each ballot voted in each precinct of his ward located
in 
12such congressional district by the primary electors of his 
13party at
the primary election immediately preceding the 
14meeting of the
congressional committee; and in the 
15organization and proceedings of
congressional committees 
16composed of the chairmen of the county central
committees of 
17the counties within such district, each chair of such
county 
18central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in

19his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary 
20election
immediately preceding the meeting of the 
21congressional committee.

22
Judicial District Committee


23    (f) The judicial district committee of each political 
24party in each
judicial district shall be composed of the chair 
25of the county
central committees of the counties composing the 
26judicial district.

 
 
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1    In the organization and proceedings of judicial district 
2committees
composed of the chairmen of the county central 
3committees of the
counties within such district, each chair of 
4such county central
committee shall have one vote for each 
5ballot voted in his county by the
primary electors of his party 
6at the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of 
7the judicial district committee.

8
Circuit Court Committee


9    (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in 
10each
judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of 
11the chairmen
of the county central committees of the counties 
12composing the judicial
circuit.

13    In the organization and proceedings of circuit court 
14committees, each chair
 of a county central committee shall 
15have one vote for each
ballot voted in his county by the 
16primary electors of his party at the
primary election 
17immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court

18committee.

19
Judicial Subcircuit Committee


20    (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political 
21party in
each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit 
22divided into subcircuits
shall be composed of (i) the ward and 
23township committeepersons
of the townships and wards composing 
24the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and
(ii) the precinct 
25committeepersons of the precincts
composing the judicial 
26subcircuit in any county other than Cook County.

 
 
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1    In the organization and proceedings of each judicial 
2subcircuit committee,
each township committeeperson shall have 
3one vote for each ballot voted in his
township or part of a 
4township, as the case may be, in the judicial
subcircuit by the 
5primary electors of his party at the primary election

6immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit 
7committee;
each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote 
8for each ballot voted in his
precinct or part of a precinct, as 
9the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit
by the primary 
10electors of his party at the primary election immediately

11preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee;

12and
each ward committeeperson shall have one vote for each 
13ballot voted in his
ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, 
14in the judicial subcircuit by
the primary electors of his 
15party at the primary election immediately
preceding the 
16meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.

17
Municipal Central Committee


18    (h) The municipal central committee of each political 
19party shall be
composed of the precinct, township or ward 
20committeepersons, as the case may
be, of such party 
21representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such
city, 
22incorporated town or village. The voting strength of each

23precinct, township or ward committeeperson on the municipal 
24central
committee shall be the same as his voting strength on 
25the county central
committee.

26    For political parties, other than a statewide political 
 
 
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1party,
established only within a municipality or
township, the 
2municipal or township managing committee shall be composed
of 
3the party officers of the local established party.  The party 
4officers
of a local established party shall be as follows: the 
5chair and
secretary of the caucus for those municipalities and 
6townships authorized
by statute to nominate candidates by 
7caucus shall serve as party officers
for the purpose of 
8filling vacancies in nomination under Section
7-61; for 
9municipalities and townships authorized by statute or 
10ordinance
to nominate candidates by petition and primary 
11election, the party officers
shall be the party's candidates 
12who are nominated at the primary.  If no party
primary was held 
13because of the provisions of Section 7-5, vacancies in

14nomination shall be filled by the party's remaining candidates 
15who shall
serve as the party's officers.

16
Powers


17    (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers 
18usually
exercised by such committees and by the officers 
19thereof, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Article. 
20The several committees
herein provided for shall not have 
21power to delegate any of their
powers, or functions to any 
22other person, officer or committee, but this
shall not be 
23construed to prevent a committee from appointing from its
own 
24membership proper and necessary subcommittees.

25    (j) The State central committee of a political party which 
26elects its
members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of 
 
 
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1this Section shall adopt a
plan to give effect to the delegate 
2selection rules of the national political
party and file a 
3copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections when

4approved by a national political party.

5    (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a 
6Congressional
Committee to vote in place of an
absent State 
7central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the

8State central committee of a political party which elects its 
9members by
Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, 
10the proxy shall be
appointed by the vote of the ward and 
11township committeepersons, if any, of the
wards and townships 
12which lie entirely or partially within the
Congressional 
13District from which the absent State central committeeman or

14committeewoman was elected and the vote of the chairmen of the 
15county
central committees of those counties which lie entirely 
16or partially within
that Congressional District and in which 
17there are no ward or township committeepersons. When voting 
18for such proxy, the county chair, ward committeeperson
 or 
19township committeeperson, as the case may be, shall have one

20vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward or township, or 
21portion
thereof within the Congressional District, by the 
22primary electors of his
party at the primary at which he was 
23elected. However, the absent State
central committeeman or 
24committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted
by the 
25rules of a political party which elects its members by 
26Alternative B
under paragraph (a) of this Section.

 
 
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1    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is 
2ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any 
3committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is 
4statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because 
5of conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted 
6of a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson 
7shall automatically become vacant.

8(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-15)

10    Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of 
11one or two
members from each congressional district in the 
12State and shall be elected as
follows:

13
State Central Committee


14    (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective 
15date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each 
16political party shall certify to
the State Board of Elections 
17which of the following alternatives it wishes
to apply to the 
18State central committee of that party.

19    Alternative A. At the primary in
 1970 and at the general 
20primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary

21elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of 
22the State
central committee for the congressional district in 
23which he resides.
The candidate receiving the highest number 
24of votes shall be declared
elected State central 
25committeeperson from the district. A political party
may, in 
 
 
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1lieu of the foregoing, by a majority vote of delegates at any 
2State
convention of such party, determine to thereafter elect 
3the State central committeepersons
 in the manner following:

4    At the county convention held by such political party, 
5State central committeepersons
 shall be elected in the same 
6manner as provided in this
Article for the election of 
7officers of the county central committee, and
such election 
8shall follow the election of officers of the county central

9committee.  Each elected ward, township or precinct 
10committeeperson shall cast
as his vote one vote for each 
11ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
township or 
12precinct in the last preceding primary election of his

13political party. In the case of a county lying partially 
14within one
congressional district and partially within another 
15congressional district,
each ward, township or precinct 
16committeeperson shall vote only with respect
to the 
17congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a

18township or precinct is located.  In the case of a 
19congressional district
which encompasses more than one county, 
20each ward, township or precinct committeeperson
 residing 
21within the congressional district shall cast as his
vote one 
22vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a

23township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of 
24his
political party for one candidate of his party for member 
25of the State
central committee for the congressional district 
26in which he resides and
the Chair  of the county central 
 
 
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1committee shall report the results of
the election to the 
2State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
shall 
3certify the candidate receiving the highest number of votes 
4elected
State central committeeperson for that congressional 
5district.

6    The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide 
7for and govern
the procedures to be followed in the election of 
8members of the State central
committee.

9    After August 6, 1999 (the
effective date of Public Act 
1091-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair of a 
11State
central committee, or at the end of the term of office of 
12Chair, the State
central committee of each political party 
13that has selected Alternative A shall
elect a Chair who shall 
14not be required to be a member of the State Central
Committee.  
15The Chair shall be a
registered voter in this State and of the 
16same political party as the State
central committee.

17    Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within 
1830 days after
the adoption of this alternative, appoint a 
19person of a different gender than that
of the incumbent member 
20for that congressional district to serve as an
additional 
21member of the State central committee until the member's 
22successor
is elected at the general primary election in 1986.  
23Each congressional
committee shall make this appointment by 
24voting on the basis set forth in
paragraph (e) of this Section. 
25In each congressional district at the
general primary election 
26held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, the person
 
 
 
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1receiving the highest number of votes for State central 
2committeeperson, and the person of a different gender

3receiving the highest number of votes, shall be declared 
4elected State central
committeepersons from the district.  At 
5the
general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years 
6thereafter, if all a
party's candidates for State central 
7committeeperson from a congressional district are of the same 
8gender, the candidate
receiving the highest number of votes 
9shall be declared elected a State central committeeperson
 from 
10the district, and, because of
a failure to elect 2 persons from 
11different genders to the committee, a vacancy shall be

12declared to exist in the office of the second member of the 
13State central
committee from the district.  This vacancy shall 
14be filled by appointment by
the congressional committee of the 
15political party, and the person appointed to
fill the vacancy 
16shall be a resident of the congressional district and of a 
17different gender than the committeeperson elected at the 
18general
primary election.  Each congressional committee shall 
19make this appointment by
voting on the basis set forth in 
20paragraph (e) of this Section.

21    The Chair of a State central committee composed as 
22provided in this
Alternative B must be selected from the 
23committee's members.
24    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
25the 103rd General Assembly, a State central committee 
26organized under Alternative B shall include as an ex officio 
 
 
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1member any person affiliated with the same political party 
2serving as the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House 
3of Representatives. 

4    Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to 
5the selection of
the Chair of the State central committee and 
6for in Alternative B with respect to the President of the 
7Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, under 
8both of the foregoing
alternatives, the
State
central

9committee of each political party shall be composed of members 
10elected
or appointed from the several congressional districts 
11of the State,
and of no other person or persons whomsoever.  The 
12members of the State
central committee shall, within 41 days 
13after each quadrennial election of
the full committee, meet in 
14the city of Springfield and organize
by electing a Chair, and 
15may at such time
elect such officers from among their own 
16number (or otherwise), as they
may deem necessary or 
17expedient. The outgoing chair of the State
central committee 
18of the party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify
each 
19member of the State central committee elected at the primary 
20of the
time and place of such meeting. In the organization and 
21proceedings of
the State central committee, the 2 elected or 
22appointed committeepersons shall each have one vote for each 
23ballot voted in their
congressional district by the primary 
24electors of the committeepersons' party at the
primary 
25election immediately preceding the meeting of the State 
26central
committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State 
 
 
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1central committee of any
political party, the vacancy shall be 
2filled by appointment of
the chairmen of the county central 
3committees of the
political party
of the counties located 
4within the congressional district in which the vacancy
occurs 
5and,
if applicable, the ward and township committeepersons of 
6the
political
party in counties of 2,000,000 or more 
7inhabitants located within the
congressional
district.  If the 
8congressional district in which the vacancy occurs lies
wholly 
9within a
county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the ward and 
10township committeepersons
of the political party in that 
11congressional district shall vote to fill the
vacancy.  In 
12voting to fill the vacancy, each chair of a county central

13committee and
each ward and township committeeperson in 
14counties of 2,000,000
or
more inhabitants shall have one vote 
15for each ballot voted in each precinct of
the congressional 
16district in which the vacancy exists of the chair's or 
17committeeperson's

county, township, or ward cast by the 
18primary electors of the chair's or committeeperson's party
at 
19the
primary election immediately preceding the meeting to fill 
20the vacancy in the
State
central committee.  The person 
21appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a
resident of the

22congressional district in which the vacancy occurs, shall be a 
23qualified voter,
and, in a committee composed as provided in 
24Alternative B, shall be of the same gender as the appointee's

25predecessor. A political party may, by a majority vote of the

26delegates of any State convention of such party, determine to 
 
 
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1return
to the election of State central committeepersons by 
2the vote of primary electors.
Any action taken by a political 
3party at a State convention in accordance
with this Section 
4shall be reported to the State Board of Elections by the chair
 
5and secretary of such convention within 10 days after such 
6action.

7
Ward, Township and Precinct Committeepersons


8    (b) At the primary in 1972 and
at the general primary 
9election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in 
10cities having a
population of 200,000 or over may vote for one 
11candidate of his party in
his ward for ward committeeperson. 
12Each candidate for ward committeeperson
must be a resident of 
13and in the ward where he seeks to be elected ward 
14committeeperson. The one having the highest number of votes 
15shall be such
ward committeeperson of such party for such 
16ward. At the primary election
 in 1970 and at the general 
17primary election every 4 years thereafter,
each primary 
18elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or

19more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or 
20more, may
vote for one candidate of his party for township 
21committeeperson. Each
candidate for township committeeperson 
22must be a resident of and in the
township or part of a township 
23(which lies outside of a city having a
population of 200,000 or 
24more, in counties containing a population of
2,000,000 or 
25more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
to 
26be elected township committeeperson. The one having the 
 
 
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1highest number
of votes shall be such township committeeperson 
2of such party for such
township or part of a township. At the 
3primary
in 1970 and at the general primary election every 2 
4years thereafter, each primary elector,
except in counties 
5having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote
for one 
6candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct 
7committeeperson. Each candidate for precinct committeeperson 
8must be a bona
fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to 
9be elected precinct committeeperson. The one having the 
10highest number of votes shall be such
precinct committeeperson 
11of such party for such precinct. The official
returns of the 
12primary shall show the name of the committeeperson of each

13political party.

14    Terms of Committeepersons. All precinct committeepersons 
15elected under the
provisions of this Article shall continue as 
16such committeepersons until the
date of the primary to be held 
17in the second year after their election.
Except as otherwise 
18provided in this Section for certain State central 
19committeepersons
 who have 2 year terms, all State central 
20committeepersons, township committeepersons
 and ward 
21committeepersons shall continue as such committeepersons
until 
22the date of primary to be held in the fourth year after their

23election. However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct 
24committeeperson
when a precinct committeeperson ceases to 
25reside in the precinct in which he
was elected and such 
26precinct committeeperson shall thereafter neither have
nor 
 
 
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1exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeperson in 
2that precinct,
even if a successor has not been elected or 
3appointed.

4    (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of 
5the precinct committeepersons
 of such party, in the 
6multi-township assessing district formed
pursuant to Section 
72-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the 
8purposes set forth in Section
45-25 of the Township Code. In 
9the organization and proceedings of the
Multi-Township Central 
10Committee each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote

11for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors 
12of his party at
the primary at which he was elected.

13
County Central Committee


14    (d) The county central committee of each political party 
15in each
county shall consist of the various township 
16committeepersons, precinct committeepersons
 and ward 
17committeepersons, if any, of such party in the county.
In the 
18organization and proceedings of the county central committee,

19each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote for each 
20ballot voted in
his precinct by the primary electors of his 
21party at the primary at
which he was elected; each township 
22committeeperson shall have one vote for
each ballot voted in 
23his township or part of a township as the case may
be by the 
24primary electors of his party at the primary election
for the 
25nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly

26immediately preceding the meeting of the county central 
 
 
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1committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of the 
2county central committee,
each ward committeeperson shall have 
3one vote for each ballot voted in his
ward by the primary 
4electors of his party at the primary election
for the 
5nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly

6immediately preceding the meeting of the county central 
7committee.

8
Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee


9    (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of 
10each political
party in Cook County shall consist of the

11various township committeepersons and ward committeepersons, 
12if any, of that party in
the portions of the county composing 
13the board of review election district.  In
the organization and 
14proceedings of each of the 3 election
district committees, 
15each township committeeperson shall have one vote for each

16ballot voted in the committeeperson's township or part of a 
17township, as the case may be,
by
the primary electors of the 
18committeeperson's party at the primary election immediately

19preceding the meeting of the board of review election district 
20committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of each of 
21the 3 election district
committees, each ward committeeperson 
22shall have one vote for each
ballot voted in the 
23committeeperson's
 ward or part of that ward, as the case may 
24be, by the primary
electors of the committeeperson's party at 
25the primary election immediately preceding the
meeting of the 
26board of review election district committee.

 
 
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1
Congressional Committee


2    (e) The congressional committee of each party in each 
3congressional
district shall be composed of the chairmen of 
4the county central
committees of the counties composing the 
5congressional district, except
that in congressional districts 
6wholly within the territorial limits of
one county, the 
7precinct committeepersons, township committeepersons and ward 
8committeepersons, if any, of
the party representing the 
9precincts within the limits of the
congressional district, 
10shall compose the congressional committee. A
State central 
11committeeperson in each district shall be a member and the 
12chair
 or, when a district has 2 State central 
13committeepersons, a co-chairperson
of the congressional 
14committee, but shall not have the right to
vote except in case 
15of a tie.

16    In the organization and proceedings of congressional 
17committees
composed of precinct committeepersons or township 
18committeepersons or ward committeepersons, or any combination 
19thereof, each precinct committeeperson
shall have one vote for 
20each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
electors of 
21his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
township 
22committeeperson shall have one vote for each ballot voted in 
23his
township or part of a township as the case may be by the 
24primary
electors of his party at the primary election 
25immediately preceding the
meeting of the congressional 
26committee, and each ward committeeperson shall
have one vote 
 
 
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1for each ballot voted in each precinct of his ward located
in 
2such congressional district by the primary electors of his 
3party at
the primary election immediately preceding the 
4meeting of the
congressional committee; and in the 
5organization and proceedings of
congressional committees 
6composed of the chairmen of the county central
committees of 
7the counties within such district, each chair of such
county 
8central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in

9his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary 
10election
immediately preceding the meeting of the 
11congressional committee.

12
Judicial District Committee


13    (f) The judicial district committee of each political 
14party in each
judicial district shall be composed of the chair 
15of the county
central committees of the counties composing the 
16judicial district.

17    In the organization and proceedings of judicial district 
18committees
composed of the chairmen of the county central 
19committees of the
counties within such district, each chair of 
20such county central
committee shall have one vote for each 
21ballot voted in his county by the
primary electors of his party 
22at the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of 
23the judicial district committee.

24
Circuit Court Committee


25    (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in 
26each
judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of 
 
 
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1the chairmen
of the county central committees of the counties 
2composing the judicial
circuit.

3    In the organization and proceedings of circuit court 
4committees, each chair
 of a county central committee shall 
5have one vote for each
ballot voted in his county by the 
6primary electors of his party at the
primary election 
7immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court

8committee.

9
Judicial Subcircuit Committee


10    (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political 
11party in
each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit 
12divided into subcircuits
shall be composed of (i) the ward and 
13township committeepersons
of the townships and wards composing 
14the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and
(ii) the precinct 
15committeepersons of the precincts
composing the judicial 
16subcircuit in any county other than Cook County.

17    In the organization and proceedings of each judicial 
18subcircuit committee,
each township committeeperson shall have 
19one vote for each ballot voted in his
township or part of a 
20township, as the case may be, in the judicial
subcircuit by the 
21primary electors of his party at the primary election

22immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit 
23committee;
each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote 
24for each ballot voted in his
precinct or part of a precinct, as 
25the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit
by the primary 
26electors of his party at the primary election immediately

 
 
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1preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee;

2and
each ward committeeperson shall have one vote for each 
3ballot voted in his
ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, 
4in the judicial subcircuit by
the primary electors of his 
5party at the primary election immediately
preceding the 
6meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.

7
Municipal Central Committee


8    (h) The municipal central committee of each political 
9party shall be
composed of the precinct, township or ward 
10committeepersons, as the case may
be, of such party 
11representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such
city, 
12incorporated town or village. The voting strength of each

13precinct, township or ward committeeperson on the municipal 
14central
committee shall be the same as his voting strength on 
15the county central
committee.

16    For political parties, other than a statewide political 
17party,
established only within a municipality or
township, the 
18municipal or township managing committee shall be composed
of 
19the party officers of the local established party.  The party 
20officers
of a local established party shall be as follows: the 
21chair and
secretary of the caucus for those municipalities and 
22townships authorized
by statute to nominate candidates by 
23caucus shall serve as party officers
for the purpose of 
24filling vacancies in nomination under Section
7-61; for 
25municipalities and townships authorized by statute or 
26ordinance
to nominate candidates by petition and primary 
 
 
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1election, the party officers
shall be the party's candidates 
2who are nominated at the primary.  If no party
primary was held 
3because of the provisions of Section 7-5, vacancies in

4nomination shall be filled by the party's remaining candidates 
5who shall
serve as the party's officers.

6
Powers


7    (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers 
8usually
exercised by such committees and by the officers 
9thereof, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Article. 
10The several committees
herein provided for shall not have 
11power to delegate any of their
powers, or functions to any 
12other person, officer or committee, but this
shall not be 
13construed to prevent a committee from appointing from its
own 
14membership proper and necessary subcommittees.

15    (j) The State central committee of a political party which 
16elects its
members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of 
17this Section shall adopt a
plan to give effect to the delegate 
18selection rules of the national political
party and file a 
19copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections when

20approved by a national political party.

21    (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a 
22Congressional
Committee to vote in place of an
absent State 
23central committeeperson at meetings of the
State central 
24committee of a political party which elects its members by

25Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, the proxy 
26shall be
appointed by the vote of the ward and township 
 
 
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1committeepersons, if any, of the
wards and townships which lie 
2entirely or partially within the
Congressional District from 
3which the absent State central committeeperson was elected and 
4the vote of the chairmen of the county
central committees of 
5those counties which lie entirely or partially within
that 
6Congressional District and in which there are no ward or 
7township committeepersons. When voting for such proxy, the 
8county chair, ward committeeperson
 or township 
9committeeperson, as the case may be, shall have one
vote for 
10each ballot voted in his county, ward or township, or portion

11thereof within the Congressional District, by the primary 
12electors of his
party at the primary at which he was elected. 
13However, the absent State
central committeeperson may 
14designate a proxy when permitted
by the rules of a political 
15party which elects its members by Alternative B
under 
16paragraph (a) of this Section.

17    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is 
18ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any 
19committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is 
20statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because 
21of conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted 
22of a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson 
23shall automatically become vacant.

24(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 7-1-23.)

 


25    (10 ILCS 5/7-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-9)



 
 
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1    Sec. 7-9. County central committee; county and State 
2conventions. 

3    (a) On a date that is not earlier than  the 29th day after, 
4nor later than  the 50th day after, On the 29th day next 
5succeeding the date of the primary at which committeepersons
 
6are elected, the county central committee of each political

7party shall meet within the county and proceed to
organize by 
8electing from its own number a chair and either from its
own 
9number, or otherwise, such other officers as such committee 
10may deem
necessary or expedient. Such meeting of the county 
11central committee
shall be known as the county convention.

12    The chair of each county committee shall, within 10 days 
13after the
organization, forward to the State Board of 
14Elections, the names and
post office addresses of the 
15officers, precinct committeepersons and
representative 
16committeepersons elected by his political party.

17    The county convention of each political party shall choose 
18delegates
to the State convention of its party, if the party 
19chooses to hold a State convention; but in any county having 
20within
its limits any city having a population of 200,000, or 
21over the
delegates from such city shall be chosen by wards, the 
22ward committeepersons
from the respective wards choosing the 
23number of delegates to which such
ward is entitled on the basis 
24prescribed in paragraph (e) of this
Section such delegates to 
25be members of the delegation to the State
convention from such 
26county. In all counties containing a population of
2,000,000 
 
 
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1or more outside of cities having a population of 200,000 or

2more, the delegates from each of the townships or parts of 
3townships as
the case may be shall be chosen by townships or 
4parts of townships as
the case may be, the township 
5committeepersons from the respective townships
or parts of 
6townships as the case may be choosing the number of
delegates 
7to which such townships or parts of townships as the case may

8be are entitled, on the basis prescribed in paragraph (e) of 
9this
Section such delegates to be members of the delegation to 
10the State
convention from such county.

11    Each member of the State Central Committee of a political 
12party which
elects its members by Alternative B under 
13paragraph (a) of Section 7-8
shall be a delegate to the State 
14Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention, 
15ex officio.

16    Each member of the State Central Committee of a political 
17party which
elects its members by Alternative B under 
18paragraph (a) of Section 7-8 may
appoint 2 delegates to the 
19State Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State 
20convention, who must be residents of the
member's 
21Congressional District.

22    (b) State conventions may be held within 180 days after 
23the
general primary in the year 2000 and every 4 years 
24thereafter.  In the year 1998, and every 4 years thereafter,

25the chair of a State central committee may issue a call for a 
26State
convention within 180 days after the general primary.

 
 
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1    The State
convention of each political party, if the party 
2chooses to hold a State convention, has power to make

3nominations of candidates of its political party for the 
4electors of
President and Vice President of the United States, 
5and to adopt any party
platform, and, to the
extent determined 
6by the State central committee as provided in Section
7-14, to 
7choose and select delegates and alternate delegates at large 
8to
national nominating conventions.  The State Central 
9Committee may adopt
rules to provide for and govern the 
10procedures of the State convention.

11    (c) The chair and secretary of each State convention, if 
12the party chooses to hold a State convention, shall,
within 2 
13days thereafter, transmit to the State Board of Elections of

14this State a certificate setting forth the names and addresses 
15of all
persons nominated by such State convention for electors 
16of President and
Vice President of the United States, and of 
17any persons selected by the State
convention for
delegates and 
18alternate delegates at large to national nominating

19conventions; and the names of such candidates so chosen by 
20such State
convention for electors of President and Vice 
21President of the United
States, shall be caused by
the State 
22Board of Elections to be printed upon the official ballot at

23the general election, in the manner required by law, and shall 
24be
certified to the various county clerks of the proper 
25counties in the
manner as provided in Section 7-60 of this 
26Article 7 for the certifying
of the names of persons nominated 
 
 
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1by any party for State offices. If and
as long as this Act 
2prescribes that the names of such electors be not
printed on 
3the ballot, then the names of such electors shall be
certified 
4in such manner as may be prescribed by the parts of this Act

5applicable thereto.

6    (d) Each convention, if the party chooses to hold a State 
7convention, may perform all other functions inherent to such

8political organization and not inconsistent with this Article.

9    (e) At least 33 days before the date of a State convention, 
10if the party chooses to hold a State convention, the chair of 
11the State central committee of each political
party shall file 
12in the principal office of the State Board of
Elections a call 
13for the State convention. Such call shall state, among
other 
14things, the time and place (designating the building or hall) 
15for
holding the State convention. Such call shall be signed by 
16the chair
and attested by the secretary of the committee. In 
17such convention each
county shall be entitled to one delegate 
18for each 500 ballots voted by
the primary electors of the party 
19in such county at the primary to be
held next after the 
20issuance of such call; and if in such county, less
than 500 
21ballots are so voted or if the number of ballots so voted is

22not exactly a multiple of 500, there shall be one delegate for 
23such
group which is less than 500, or for such group 
24representing the number
of votes over the multiple of 500, 
25which delegate shall have 1/500 of
one vote for each primary 
26vote so represented by him. The call for such
convention shall 
 
 
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1set forth this paragraph (e) of Section 7-9 in full and
shall 
2direct that the number of delegates to be chosen be calculated 
3in
compliance herewith and that such number of delegates be 
4chosen.

5    (f) All precinct, township and ward committeepersons when 
6elected as
provided in this Section shall serve as though 
7elected at large
irrespective of any changes that may be made 
8in precinct, township or
ward boundaries and the voting 
9strength of each committeeperson shall
remain as provided in 
10this Section for the entire time for which he is
elected.

11    (g) The officers elected at any convention provided for in 
12this
Section shall serve until their successors are elected as 
13provided in
this Act.

14    (h) A special meeting of any central committee may be 
15called by the chair, or by not less than 25% of the members of 
16such committee, by
giving 5 days notice to members of such 
17committee in writing designating
the time and place at which 
18such special meeting is to be held and the
business which it is 
19proposed to present at such special meeting.

20    (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever a 
21vacancy
exists in the office of precinct committeeperson 
22because no one was elected
to that office or because the 
23precinct committeeperson ceases to reside in
the precinct or 
24for any other reason, the chair of the county
central 
25committee of the appropriate political party may fill the

26vacancy in such office by appointment of a qualified resident 
 
 
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1of the
county and the appointed precinct committeeperson shall 
2serve as though
elected; however, no such appointment may be 
3made between the  general
primary election and the  county 
4convention following 30th day after the general primary 
5election.

6    (j) If the number of Congressional Districts in the State 
7of Illinois
is reduced as a result of reapportionment of 
8Congressional Districts
following a federal decennial census, 
9the State Central Committeemen and
Committeewomen of a 
10political
party which elects its State Central
Committee by 
11either Alternative A or by Alternative B under paragraph (a)

12of Section 7-8 who were
previously elected shall continue to 
13serve as if no reapportionment had
occurred until the 
14expiration of their terms.

15(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 
16    (10 ILCS 5/9-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
17    Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization. 
18    (a) Every political committee shall file with the State 
19Board of Elections a
statement of organization within 10 
20business days of the creation of
such
committee, except any 
21political committee created within the 30 days before
an

22election shall file a statement of organization within 2 
23business days in person, by facsimile transmission,  or by 
24electronic mail. Any change in information previously 
25submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported, as 
 
 
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1required for the original statement of organization by this 
2Section, within 10 days following that change.
The Board shall 
3impose a civil penalty of $50 per business day upon political

4committees for failing to file or late filing of a statement of 
5organization.  Such penalties shall not
exceed $5,000, and 
6shall not exceed $10,000 for statewide office political

7committees.
There shall be no fine if the statement is mailed 
8and postmarked at least 72
hours prior to the filing deadline.


9    In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this 
10Section, the State
Board of Elections or any other political 
11committee may apply to the
circuit court for a temporary 
12restraining
order or a preliminary or permanent injunction 
13against the political committee
to cease the expenditure of 
14funds and to cease operations until the statement
of 
15organization is filed.

16    For the purpose of this Section,
"statewide office" means 
17the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,

18Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.


19    (b) The statement of organization shall include:


20        (1) the name
and address of the political committee 
21    and  the designation required by Section 9-2;


22        (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation, 
23    and purposes of the political
committee;


24        (3) the name, address, and position of each custodian 
25    of the
committee's books and accounts;


26        (4) the name, address, and position of the committee's 
 
 
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1    principal
officers, including the chairman, treasurer, and 
2    officers and members of
its finance committee, if any;


3        (5) (blank) the name and address of any sponsoring 
4    entity;


5        (6) a statement of what specific disposition of 
6    residual fund will
be made in the event of the dissolution 
7    or
termination of the committee;


8        (7) a listing of all banks or other financial 
9    institutions, safety
deposit boxes, and any other 
10    repositories or custodians of funds used by
the committee; 
11    and


12        (8) the amount of funds available for campaign 
13    expenditures as of
the filing date of the committee's 
14    statement of organization.


15    For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i) 
16any person,
 organization, corporation, or association that 
17contributes
at least 33% of the total funding of the political 
18committee or (ii) any person
or other entity that is 
19registered or is required to register under the
Lobbyist 
20Registration Act and contributes at least 33% of the total 
21funding of
the political committee.


22    (c) Each statement of organization required to be
filed in 
23accordance with this Section shall be verified, dated, and 
24signed
by either the treasurer of the political committee 
25making the statement or
the candidate on whose behalf the 
26statement is made and shall contain
substantially the 
 
 
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1following verification: 
2
"VERIFICATION: 
3    I declare that this statement of organization (including 
4any
accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined 
5by me and, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, 
6correct, and complete statement
of organization as required by 
7Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand
that  willfully 
8filing a false or incomplete statement is
subject to a civil 
9penalty of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000. 
10................  ..........................................

11(date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)". 
12    (d) The statement of organization for a ballot initiative 
13committee also shall include a verification signed by the 
14chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is formed 
15for the purpose of supporting or opposing a question of public 
16policy, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the 
17committee will be used for the purpose described in the 
18statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept 
19unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the 
20ballot initiative committee does not make contributions or 
21expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate or 
22candidates for nomination for election, election, or 
23retention, and (iv) failure to abide by these requirements 
24shall deem the committee in violation of this Article.
25    (d-5) The statement of organization for an independent 
26expenditure committee also shall include a verification signed 
 
 
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1by the chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is 
2formed for the exclusive purpose of making independent 
3expenditures, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the 
4committee will be used for the purpose described in the 
5statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept 
6unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the 
7independent expenditure committee does not make contributions 
8to any candidate political committee, political party 
9committee, or political action committee, and (iv) failure to 
10abide by these requirements shall deem the committee in 
11violation of this Article. 
12    (e) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this 
13amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political 
14committee in existence on the effective date of this 
15amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly  shall file the 
16statement required by this Section with the Board by December 
1731, 2010. 
18(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)

 


19    (10 ILCS 5/10-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-9)


20    Sec. 10-9. The following electoral boards are designated 
21for the
purpose of hearing and passing upon the objector's 
22petition described in
Section 10-8.

23        1. The State Board of Elections will hear and pass 
24    upon objections
to the nominations of candidates for State 
25    offices,
nominations of candidates for congressional or 
 
 
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1    legislative offices that are in more than one county or 
2    are wholly located within a single county with a 
3    population of less than 3,000,000 and judicial
offices of 
4    districts, subcircuits, or circuits situated in more than 
5    one county, nominations
of candidates for the offices of 
6    State's attorney or regional superintendent
of schools to 
7    be elected from more than one county, and petitions for

8    proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of 
9    Illinois as
provided for in Section 3 of Article XIV of the 
10    Constitution.

11        2. The county officers electoral board of a county 
12    with a population of less than 3,000,000 to hear and pass 
13    upon
objections to the nominations of candidates for 
14    county offices and judicial offices of a district, 
15    subcircuit, or
circuit coterminous with or less than a 
16    county, for any school district offices, for the office of 
17    multi-township assessor where candidates for
such office 
18    are nominated in accordance with this Code, and for all 
19    special
district offices, shall be composed of the county 
20    clerk, or an assistant
designated by the county clerk, the 
21    State's attorney of the county or
an Assistant State's 
22    Attorney designated by the State's Attorney, and the
clerk 
23    of the circuit court, or an assistant designated by the 
24    clerk of
the circuit court, of the county, of whom the 
25    county clerk or his designee
shall be the chair, except 
26    that in any county which has established a
county board of 
 
 
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1    election commissioners that board
shall constitute the 
2    county officers electoral board ex-officio. If a school 
3    district is located in 2 or more counties, the county 
4    officers electoral board of the county in which the 
5    principal office of the school district is located shall 
6    hear and pass upon objections to nominations of candidates 
7    for school district office in that school district. 

8        2.5.   The county officers electoral board of a county 
9    with a population of 3,000,000 or more to hear and
    pass 
10    upon objections to the nominations of candidates for 
11    county offices, candidates for congressional and 
12    legislative offices and representatives in the General 
13    Assembly if the district is wholly within a county with a 
14    population of 3,000,000 or more, unless the district is 
15    wholly or partially within the jurisdiction of a municipal 
16    board of election commissioners, and judicial offices of a 
17    district, subcircuit, or circuit coterminous with or less 
18    than a county, for any school district offices, for the 
19    office of multi-township assessor where candidates for 
20    such office are nominated in accordance with this Code, 
21    and for all special district offices, and for candidates 
22    for the Senate, shall be composed of the county clerk, or 
23    an assistant designated by the county clerk, the State's 
24    Attorney of the county or an Assistant State's Attorney 
25    designated by the State's Attorney, and the clerk of the 
26    circuit court, or an assistant designated by the clerk of 
 
 
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1    the circuit court, of the county, of whom the county clerk 
2    or his designee shall be the chair, except that, in any 
3    county which has established a county board of election 
4    commissioners, that board shall constitute the county 
5    officers electoral board ex-officio. If a school district 
6    is located in 2 or more counties, the county officers 
7    electoral board of the county in which the principal 
8    office of the school district is located shall hear and 
9    pass upon objections to nominations of candidates for 
10    school district office in that school district. 
11        3. The municipal officers electoral board to hear and 
12    pass upon
objections to the nominations of candidates for 
13    officers of
municipalities shall be composed of the mayor 
14    or president of the board
of trustees of the city, village 
15    or incorporated town, and the city,
village or 
16    incorporated town clerk, and one member of the city 
17    council
or board of trustees, that member being designated 
18    who is eligible to
serve on the electoral board and has 
19    served the
greatest number of years as a member of the city 
20    council or board of
trustees, of whom the mayor or 
21    president of the board of trustees shall
be the chair.

22        4. The township officers electoral board to pass upon 
23    objections to
the nominations of township officers shall 
24    be composed of the township
supervisor, the town clerk, 
25    and that eligible town trustee elected in the
township who 
26    has had the longest term of continuous service as town

 
 
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1    trustee, of whom the township supervisor shall be the 
2    chair.

3        5. The education officers electoral board to hear and 
4    pass upon
objections to the nominations of candidates for 
5    offices in
community college districts shall be composed 
6    of the presiding officer of
the community college district 
7    board, who shall be the chair,
the secretary of the 
8    community college district board and the
eligible elected 
9    community college board member who has the
longest term of 
10    continuous service as a board member.

11        6. In all cases, however, where the Congressional, 
12    Legislative, or Representative
district is wholly or 
13    partially within the jurisdiction of a single municipal 
14    board of election
commissioners in Cook County and in all 
15    cases where the school district or special
district is 
16    wholly within the jurisdiction of a municipal board of

17    election commissioners and in all cases where the 
18    municipality or
township is wholly or partially within the 
19    jurisdiction of a municipal
board of election 
20    commissioners, the board of election commissioners
shall 
21    ex-officio constitute the electoral board.

22    For special districts situated in more than one county, 
23the county officers
electoral board of the county in which the 
24principal office of the district
is located has jurisdiction 
25to hear and pass upon objections.  For purposes
of this 
26Section, "special districts" means all political subdivisions 
 
 
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1other
than counties, municipalities, townships and school and 
2community college
districts.

3    In the event that any member of the appropriate board is a 
4candidate
for the office with relation to which the objector's 
5petition is filed,
he shall not be eligible to serve on that 
6board and shall not act as
a member of the board and his place 
7shall be filled as follows:

8        a. In the county officers electoral board by the 
9    county
treasurer, and if he or she is ineligible to serve, 
10    by the sheriff of the
county.

11        b. In the municipal officers electoral board by the 
12    eligible
elected city council or board of trustees member 
13    who has served the second
greatest number of years as a 
14    city council or board of trustees member.

15        c. In the township officers electoral board by the 
16    eligible
elected town trustee who has had the second 
17    longest term of continuous service
as a town trustee.

18        d. In the education officers electoral board by the 
19    eligible
elected community college district board member 
20    who has had the
second longest term of continuous service 
21    as a board member.

22    In the event that the chair of the electoral board is 
23ineligible
to act because of the fact that he or she is a 
24candidate for the office with
relation to which the objector's 
25petition is filed, then the substitute
chosen under the 
26provisions of this Section shall be the chair; In
this case, 
 
 
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1the officer or board with whom the objector's petition is

2filed, shall transmit the certificate of nomination or 
3nomination papers
as the case may be, and the objector's 
4petition to the substitute chair
 of the electoral board.

5    When 2 or more eligible individuals, by reason of their 
6terms of service
on a city council or board of trustees, 
7township board of
trustees, or community college district 
8board, qualify to serve
on an electoral board, the one to serve 
9shall be chosen by lot. 

10    Any vacancies on an electoral board not otherwise filled 
11pursuant to this
Section shall be filled by public members 
12appointed by the Chief Judge of
the Circuit Court for the 
13county wherein the electoral board hearing is
being held upon 
14notification to the Chief Judge of such
vacancies. The Chief 
15Judge shall be so notified by a member of the electoral
board 
16or the officer or board with whom the objector's petition was 
17filed.
In the event that none of the individuals designated by 
18this Section to
serve on the electoral board are eligible, the 
19chair of an electoral
board shall be designated by the Chief 
20Judge.

21(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


22    (10 ILCS 5/10-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-10)




23    Sec. 10-10. Within 24 hours after the receipt of the 
24certificate of
nomination or nomination papers or proposed 
25question of public
policy, as the case may be, and the 
 
 
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1objector's petition, the chair
of the electoral board other 
2than the State Board of Elections shall
send a call by 
3registered or certified mail: to each of the members of the

4electoral board; , and to the objector who filed the objector's 
5petition; , and
either to the candidate whose certificate of 
6nomination or nomination
papers are objected to or to the 
7principal proponent or attorney for
proponents of a question 
8of public policy, as the case may be, whose
petitions are 
9objected to; to the election authority to whom the ballot is 
10certified; and to the appropriate county clerk. The chair
of 
11the electoral board other than the State Board of Elections , 
12and shall also cause the sheriff of the county
or counties in 
13which such officers and persons reside to serve a copy of
such 
14call upon each of such officers and persons, which call shall 
15set out
the fact that the electoral board is required to meet 
16to hear and pass upon
the objections to nominations made for 
17the office, designating it, and
shall state the day, hour and 
18place at which the electoral board shall meet
for the purpose, 
19which place shall be in the
county court house in the county in 
20the case of the County Officers
Electoral Board, the Municipal 
21Officers Electoral Board, the Township
Officers Electoral 
22Board or the Education Officers Electoral Board, except that 
23the Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the Township Officers 
24Electoral Board, and the Education Officers Electoral Board 
25may meet at the location where the governing body of the 
26municipality, township, or community college district, 
 
 
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1respectively, holds its regularly scheduled meetings, if that 
2location is available; provided that voter records may be 
3removed from the offices of an election authority only at the 
4discretion and under the supervision of the election 
5authority.

In
those cases where the State Board of Elections 
6is the electoral board
designated under Section 10-9, the 
7chair of the State Board of Elections
shall, within 24 hours 
8after the receipt of the certificate of nomination
or 
9nomination papers or petitions for a proposed amendment to 
10Article IV of
the Constitution or proposed statewide question 
11of public policy, send a
call by registered or certified mail 
12to the objector who files the
objector's petition, and either 
13to the candidate whose certificate of
nomination or nomination 
14papers are objected to or to the principal
proponent or 
15attorney for proponents of the proposed Constitutional

16amendment or statewide question of public policy and shall 
17state the day,
hour, and place at which the electoral board 
18shall meet for the purpose,
which place may be in the Capitol 
19Building or in the principal or permanent
branch office of the 
20State Board. The day of the meeting shall not be less
than 3 
21nor more than 5 days after the receipt of the certificate of

22nomination or nomination papers and the objector's petition by 
23the chair
of the electoral board.

24    The electoral board shall have the power to administer 
25oaths and to
subpoena and examine witnesses and, at the 
26request of either party and only upon a vote by a majority of 
 
 
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1its members, may authorize the chair
 to issue subpoenas 
2requiring the attendance of witnesses and
subpoenas duces 
3tecum requiring the production of such books, papers,
records 
4and documents as may be evidence of any matter under inquiry

5before the electoral board, in the same manner as witnesses 
6are
subpoenaed in the Circuit Court.

7    Service of such subpoenas shall be made by any sheriff or 
8other
person in the same manner as in cases in such court and 
9the fees of such
sheriff shall be the same as is provided by 
10law, and shall be paid by
the objector or candidate who causes 
11the issuance of the subpoena. In
case any person so served 
12shall knowingly neglect or refuse to obey any
such subpoena, 
13or to testify, the electoral board shall at once file a

14petition in the circuit court of the county in which such 
15hearing is to
be heard, or has been attempted to be heard, 
16setting forth the facts, of
such knowing refusal or neglect, 
17and accompanying the petition with a
copy of the citation and 
18the answer, if one has been filed, together
with a copy of the 
19subpoena and the return of service thereon, and shall
apply 
20for an order of court requiring such person to attend and 
21testify,
and forthwith produce books and papers, before the 
22electoral board. Any
circuit court of the state, excluding the 
23judge who is sitting on the electoral
board, upon such showing 
24shall order such person to appear and testify,
and to 
25forthwith produce such books and papers, before the electoral 
26board
at a place to be fixed by the court. If such person shall 
 
 
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1knowingly fail
or refuse to obey such order of the court 
2without lawful excuse, the court
shall punish him or her by 
3fine and imprisonment, as the nature of the case
may require 
4and may be lawful in cases of contempt of court.

5    The electoral board on the first day of its meeting shall 
6adopt rules
of procedure for the introduction of evidence and 
7the presentation of
arguments and may, in its discretion, 
8provide for the filing of briefs
by the parties to the 
9objection or by other interested persons.

10    In the event of a State Electoral Board hearing on 
11objections to a
petition for an amendment to Article IV of the 
12Constitution
pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of the 
13Constitution, or to a
petition for a question of public policy 
14to be submitted to the
voters of the entire State, the 
15certificates of the county clerks and boards
of election 
16commissioners showing the results of the random sample of

17signatures on the petition shall be prima facie valid and 
18accurate, and
shall be presumed to establish the number of 
19valid and invalid
signatures on the petition sheets reviewed 
20in the random sample, as prescribed
in Section 28-11 and 28-12 
21of this Code.  Either party, however, may introduce
evidence at 
22such hearing to dispute the findings as  to particular 
23signatures.
In addition to the foregoing, in the absence of 
24competent evidence presented
at such hearing by a party 
25substantially challenging the results of a random
sample, or 
26showing a different result obtained by an additional sample,

 
 
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1this certificate of a county clerk or board of election 
2commissioners shall
be presumed to establish the ratio of 
3valid to invalid signatures within
the particular election 
4jurisdiction.

5    The electoral board shall take up the question as to 
6whether or not
the certificate of nomination or nomination 
7papers or petitions are in
proper form, and whether or not they 
8were filed within the time and
under the conditions required 
9by law, and whether or not they are the
genuine certificate of 
10nomination or nomination papers or petitions
which they 
11purport to be, and whether or not in the case of the

12certificate of nomination in question it represents accurately 
13the
decision of the caucus or convention issuing it, and in 
14general shall
decide whether or not the certificate of 
15nomination or nominating papers
or petitions on file are valid 
16or whether the objections thereto should
be sustained and the 
17decision of a majority of the electoral board shall
be final 
18subject to judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.  The

19electoral board must state  its findings in writing and must 
20state in
writing which objections, if any, it has sustained. A 
21copy of the decision shall be served upon the parties to the 
22proceedings in open proceedings before the electoral board.  If 
23a party does not appear for receipt of the decision, the 
24decision shall be deemed to have been served on the absent 
25party on the date when a copy of the decision is personally 
26delivered or on the date when a copy of the decision is 
 
 
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1deposited in the United States mail, in a sealed envelope or 
2package, with postage prepaid, addressed to each party 
3affected by the decision or to such party's attorney of 
4record, if any, at the address on record for such person in the 
5files of the electoral board. 

6    Upon the expiration of the period within which a 
7proceeding for
judicial review must be commenced under Section 
810-10.1, the electoral
board shall, unless a proceeding for 
9judicial review has been commenced
within such period, 
10transmit, by registered or certified mail, a
certified copy of 
11its ruling, together with the original certificate of

12nomination or nomination papers or petitions and the original 
13objector's
petition, to the officer or board with whom the 
14certificate of
nomination or nomination papers or petitions, 
15as objected to, were on
file and to the election authority to 
16whom the ballot is certified or the appropriate county clerk, 
17and such officer or board shall abide by and comply with the

18ruling so made to all intents and purposes.

19(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 
20100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



21    (10 ILCS 5/11-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4)



22    Sec. 11-4. 
It shall be the duty of the Board of Election 
23Commissioners,
established under Article 6 of this Act, to 
24appoint the place of registry
in each precinct for the first 
25registration under Article 6 of this Act and
the places for 
 
 
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1registry in subsequent registrations in the manner provided
by 
2such Article, and also the polling place in each precinct in 
3such city,
village or incorporated town which has adopted or 
4is operating under said
Article 6, and to give public notice 
5thereof, and shall cause the same to
be fitted up, warmed, 
6lighted and cleaned, but in each election precinct
and in each 
7area for which a registration place is designated such place 
8or
places shall be in the most public, orderly and convenient 
9portions
thereof, and no building or part of a building shall 
10be designated or used
as a place of registry, or revision of 
11registration, or as a polling place,
in which spirituous or 
12intoxicating liquor is sold. Provided, however,
where the 
13Board of Election Commissioners is unable to secure a suitable

14polling place within the boundaries of a precinct, it may 
15select a polling
place on a street immediately adjacent to and 
16adjoining the precinct. Said
Board of Election Commissioners 
17may demand of the chief of police or the
sheriff, to furnish 
18officers of the law to attend during the progress of
any 
19registration, revision or election, at any place or places of

20registration, or any polling place, or places, designated by 
21said
commissioners, or to attend at any meeting of said 
22commissioners. Said
officers of the law, shall be furnished by 
23said chief of police or sheriff
and shall be stationed in the 
24place or places of registration and polling
place or places in 
25such manner as said commissioners shall direct, and
during 
26said assignment shall be under the direction and control of 
 
 
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1the
election commissioners.

2    Notwithstanding the above, when there
are no more than 50 
3registered voters in a precinct
who are entitled to
vote in a 
4local government or school district election,
the election 
5authority
having jurisdiction over the precinct,
is authorized 
6to reassign such voters
to one or more polling
places in 
7adjacent precincts, within or without the
election authority's 
8jurisdiction, for that election.  For
the purposes of such 
9local government or school district election only, the
votes 
10of the reassigned voters
shall be tallied and canvassed as 
11votes from the precinct of the polling place to which
such 
12voters have been reassigned.
The election authority having 
13jurisdiction over the precinct shall approve
all 
14administrative and polling place procedures.
Such procedures 
15shall take into account voter convenience, and ensure that the

16integrity of the election process is maintained and that the 
17secrecy of the
ballot is not violated.

18    Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of heat 
19in a place
fixed or established by the Board of Election 
20Commissioners pursuant to
this Section as a polling place for 
21an election, no election authority
shall change the location 
22of a polling place so established for any
precinct after 
23notice of the place of holding the election for that
precinct 
24has been given as required under Article 12 unless the 
25election
authority notifies all registered voters in the 
26precinct of the change in
location by first class mail in 
 
 
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1sufficient time for such notice to be
received by the 
2registered voters in the precinct at least one day prior to
the 
3date of the election. 
4    If, within the 10 days before any election, an election 
5authority changes a polling location, the election authority 
6shall send notice by electronic mail or phone call to the 
7township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, or precinct 
8committeepersons, as applicable, as soon as the location of 
9the polling place is changed. 

10(Source: P.A. 86-867.)

 
11    (10 ILCS 5/11-8)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2023)
13    Sec. 11-8. Vote centers.
14    (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election

15authorities shall establish at least one location to be 
16located at an
office of the election authority or in the 
17largest municipality
within its jurisdiction where all voters 
18in its jurisdiction
are allowed to vote on election day during 
19polling place hours,
regardless of the precinct in which they 
20are registered, and that location shall provide curbside 
21voting. Election authorities may establish more than one vote 
22center, but in jurisdictions with a population of more than 
23500,000 inhabitants, the election authority shall establish at 
24least 2 vote centers. An
election authority establishing such 
25a location under this Section shall identify the location and 
 
 
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1any health and safety requirements by the 40th day
preceding 
2an the 2022 general primary election and the 2022 general 
3election and certify such to the
State Board of Elections.
4    (b) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2029 2023.

5(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 
6102-1109, eff. 12-21-22.)
 



7    (10 ILCS 5/12-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 12-4)



8    Sec. 12-4. 
Not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to 
9the date of
the consolidated and
nonpartisan elections, each 
10election authority
shall publish notice
of the election of 
11officers of each political subdivision to be conducted
in his 
12or its jurisdiction on such election date.  The notice of 
13election
shall be published once in one or more newspapers

14published in each political subdivision, and if there is no 
15such newspaper,
then published once in a local, community 
16newspaper having
general circulation in the subdivision, and 
17also once in a newspaper published
in the county wherein the 
18political subdivisions or portions thereof, having
such 
19elections are situated.

20    The notice shall be substantially in the form prescribed 
21in Section
12-1, and may include notice of the location of the

22precincts and polling places within or including part of the 
23political
subdivision in which the election is to be 
24conducted. 

25    Not less than 10 days before each such election, the 
 
 
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1election authority
shall publish notice of the precincts and 
2the location of the polling
places where the election will be 
3conducted for political subdivisions
wholly or partially 
4within its jurisdiction.  The election authority
shall cause 
5publication in the manner heretofore prescribed for the notice 
6of election.
7    If, within the 10 days before any election, an election 
8authority changes a polling location, the election authority 
9shall send notice by electronic mail or phone call to the 
10township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, or precinct 
11committeepersons, as applicable, as soon as the location of 
12the polling place is changed. 

13(Source: P.A. 81-963.)

 
14    (10 ILCS 5/12A-10)

15    Sec. 12A-10. Candidate statements and photographs in the 
16Internet Guide.

17    (a) Any candidate whose name appears in the Internet Guide 
18may submit a
written
statement and a photograph to appear in 
19the Internet Guide, provided that:

20        (1) No personal statement may exceed a brief biography 
21    (name, age, education, and current employment) and an 
22    additional 400 words.

23        (2) Personal statements may include contact 
24    information for the candidate,
including the address and 
25    phone number of the campaign headquarters, an email 
 
 
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1    address for the campaign, and the
candidate's website.

2        (3) Personal statements may not mention a candidate's 
3    opponents by name.

4        (4) No personal statement may include language that 
5    may not be legally
sent
through the mail.

6        (5) The photograph shall be a conventional photograph 
7    with a plain
background
and show only the face, or the 
8    head, neck, and shoulders, of the candidate.

9        (6) The photograph shall not (i) show the candidate's 
10    hands, anything in
the
candidate's hands, or the candidate 
11    wearing a
judicial robe, a
hat, or a military, police, or 
12    fraternal uniform or (ii)
include the
uniform or insignia 
13    of any organization.

14    (b) The Board must note in the text of the Internet Guide 
15that personal
statements were
submitted by the candidate or 
16his or her designee and were not edited by the
Board.

17    (c) Where a candidate declines to submit a statement, the 
18Board may note
that
the
candidate declined to submit a 
19statement.

20    (d) (Blank.)


21    (e) Anyone other than the candidate submitting a statement 
22or photograph
from a
candidate must attest that he or she is 
23doing so on behalf and at the direction
of
the
candidate. The 
24Board may assess a civil fine of no more than $1,000 against a

25person or entity who falsely
submits a statement or photograph 
26not authorized by the
candidate.

 
 
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1    (f) Nothing in this Article makes the author of any 
2statement exempt from
any
civil
or
criminal action because of 
3any defamatory statements offered for posting or
contained in

4the Internet Guide. The persons writing, signing, or offering 
5a statement for
inclusion in
the Internet Guide are deemed to 
6be its authors and publishers, and the
Board shall not
be 
7liable in any case or action relating to the content of any 
8material
submitted by any
candidate.

9    (g) The Board may set reasonable deadlines for the 
10submission of personal
statements and
photographs.

11    (h) The Board may set formats for the submission of 
12statements and
photographs. The
Board may require that 
13statements and photographs are submitted in an
electronic 
14format.


15    (i) Fines
 collected pursuant to subsection
 (e) of this 
16Section shall be deposited into the Voters' Guide Fund, a 
17special fund created in the State treasury.  Moneys in the 
18Voters' Guide Fund shall be appropriated solely to the State 
19Board of Elections for use in the implementation and 
20administration of this Article 12A.


21(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
 


22    (10 ILCS 5/16-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)



23    Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for 
24in each
election district or precinct shall be printed on one 
25ballot, except as
is provided in Sections 16-6, 16-6.1, and 
 
 
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121-1.01 of this Code Act and except as otherwise
provided in 
2this Code Act with respect to the odd year regular elections 
3and
the emergency referenda. The lettering of candidate names 
4on a ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in 
5conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless 
6compliance is not feasible due to the election system utilized 
7by the election authority. All ; all nominations
of any 
8political party shall be being placed under the party 
9appellation or title
of such party as designated in the 
10certificates of nomination or
petitions. The names of all 
11independent candidates shall be printed upon
the ballot in a 
12column or columns under the heading "independent"
arranged 
13under the names or titles of the respective offices for which

14such independent candidates shall have been nominated and so 
15far as
practicable, the name or names of any independent 
16candidate or
candidates for any office shall be printed upon 
17the ballot opposite the
name or names of any candidate or 
18candidates for the same office
contained in any party column 
19or columns upon said ballot. The ballot
shall contain no other 
20names, except that in cases of electors for
President and 
21Vice-President of the United States, the names of the

22candidates for President and Vice-President may be added to 
23the party
designation and words calculated to aid the voter in 
24his choice of candidates
may be added, such as "Vote for one," 
25"Vote for not more than three." If no candidate or candidates  
26file for an office and if no person or persons file a 
 
 
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1declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, then 
2below the title of that office the election authority instead 
3shall print "No Candidate". When an electronic
voting system 
4is used which utilizes a ballot label booklet, the candidates

5and questions shall appear on the pages of such booklet in the 
6order
provided by this Code; and, in any case where candidates 
7for an office
appear on a page which does not contain the name 
8of any candidate for
another office, and where less than 50% of 
9the page is utilized, the name of
no candidate shall be printed 
10on the lowest 25% of such page. On the back or
outside of the 
11ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words

12"Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the polling 
13place for
which the ballot is prepared, the date of the 
14election and a facsimile
of the signature of the election 
15authority who has caused the ballots to
be printed. The 
16ballots shall be of plain white paper, through which the

17printing or writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use 
18at the
nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed 
19on different color
paper, except blue paper, whenever 
20necessary or desirable to facilitate
distinguishing between 
21ballots for different political subdivisions. In
the case of 
22nonpartisan elections for officers of a political
subdivision, 
23unless the statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to
Article 
24VII of the Constitution providing the form of government

25therefor requires otherwise, the column listing such 
26nonpartisan
candidates shall be printed with no appellation or 
 
 
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1circle at its head.
The party appellation or title, or the word 
2"independent" at the head of
any column provided for 
3independent candidates, shall be printed in letters not less 
4than one-fourth of an inch in height
and a
circle one-half inch 
5in diameter shall be printed at the beginning of
the line in 
6which such appellation or title is printed, provided,
however, 
7that no such circle shall be printed at the head of any column

8or columns provided for such independent candidates. The names 
9of
candidates shall be printed in letters not less than 
10one-eighth
nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height, and 
11at the beginning of
each line in which a name of a candidate is 
12printed a square shall be
printed, the sides of which shall be 
13not less than one-fourth of an inch
in length. However, the 
14names of the candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor 
15on the same ticket shall be printed within a bracket
and a 
16single square shall be printed in front of the bracket. The 
17list
of candidates of the several parties and any such list of 
18independent
candidates shall be placed in separate columns on 
19the ballot in such
order as the election authorities charged 
20with the printing of the
ballots shall decide; provided, that 
21the names of the candidates of the
several political parties, 
22certified by the State Board of Elections to
the several 
23county clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the

24proper county on the official ballot in the order certified by 
25the State
Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing, 
26neglecting or failing to
print on the official ballot the 
 
 
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1names of candidates of the several
political parties in the 
2order certified by the State Board of
Elections, and any 
3county clerk who prints or causes to be printed upon
the 
4official ballot the name of a candidate, for an office to be 
5filled
by the Electors of the entire State, whose name has not 
6been duly
certified to him upon a certificate signed by the 
7State Board of
Elections shall be guilty of a Class C 
8misdemeanor.

9    (b) When an electronic voting system is used which 
10utilizes a ballot
card,
on the inside flap of each ballot card 
11envelope there shall be printed
a form for write-in voting 
12which shall be substantially as follows:

13
WRITE-IN VOTES


14    (See card of instructions for specific information. 
15Duplicate form below
by hand for additional write-in votes.)
 
16     .............................
 
17     Title of Office

18(   ) .............................
 
19     Name of Candidate

20    Write-in lines equal to  the number of candidates for which 
21a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or 
22more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in 
23candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in 
24candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the 
25certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION 
26PENDING".

 
 
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1    (c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a 
2ballot sheet,
the
instructions to voters on the ballot sheet 
3shall refer the voter to the
card of instructions for specific 
4information on write-in voting. Below
each office appearing on 
5such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for
the casting of 
6a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to  the number of 
7candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an 
8office only if one or more persons filed declarations of 
9intent to be write-in candidates or qualify to file 
10declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 
11and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the words 
12"OBJECTION PENDING".

13    (d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be 
14printed on the
back of each ballot card, each ballot card 
15envelope, and
the first page of the ballot label when a ballot 
16label is used, the
words "Official Ballot," followed by the 
17number of the
precinct or other precinct identification, which 
18may be stamped, in lieu
thereof and, as applicable, the number 
19and name of the township, ward
or other election district for 
20which the ballot card, ballot card
envelope, and ballot label 
21are prepared, the date of the election and a
facsimile of the 
22signature of the election authority who has caused the
ballots 
23to be printed.  The back of the ballot card shall also include
a 
24method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a 
25listing of the
political subdivisions and districts for which 
26votes may be cast on that
ballot, or a number code identifying 
 
 
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1the ballot configuration or color coded
ballots, except that 
2where there is only one ballot configuration in a
precinct, 
3the precinct identification, and any applicable ward

4identification, shall be sufficient.  Ballot card envelopes 
5used in punch
card systems shall be of paper through which no 
6writing or punches may be
discerned and shall be of sufficient 
7length to enclose all voting
positions.  However, the election 
8authority may provide
ballot card envelopes on which no 
9precinct number or township, ward or
other election district 
10designation, or election date are preprinted, if
space and a 
11preprinted form are provided below the space provided for
the 
12names of write-in candidates where such information may be 
13entered
by the judges of election.  Whenever an election 
14authority utilizes
ballot card envelopes on which the election 
15date and precinct is not
preprinted, a judge of election shall 
16mark such information for the
particular precinct and election 
17on the envelope in ink before tallying
and counting any 
18write-in vote written thereon.
If some method of insuring 
19ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used,
such 
20information must be provided on the ballot itself.

21    (e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the 
22ballot, the
candidate's given name or names, initial or 
23initials, a nickname by
which the candidate is commonly known, 
24or a combination thereof, may be
used in addition to the 
25candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her 
26name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in 
 
 
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1Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the 
2last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination 
3papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, 
4whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the 
5ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior 
6names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list 
7date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, 
8or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's 
9affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the 
10period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those 
11names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be 
12grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for 
13the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, 
14as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name 
15changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's 
16or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to assume a 
17spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or 
18declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume 
19a former surname or a name change that conforms the 
20candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other 
21designation such
as a political slogan, title, or degree or 
22nickname suggesting or
implying possession of a
title, degree 
23or professional status, or similar information may be used
in 
24connection with the candidate's surname.
For purposes of this 
25Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any
word or words 
26expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that 
 
 
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1the
candidate may espouse, including, but not limited to, any 
2word or words
conveying any meaning other than that of the 
3personal identity of the
candidate. A
candidate may not use a 
4political slogan as part of his or her name on the
ballot, 
5notwithstanding that the political slogan may be part of the

6candidate's name.

7    (f) The State Board of Elections, a local election 
8official, or an
election
authority shall remove any 
9candidate's name designation from a ballot that is

10inconsistent with subsection (e) of this Section. In addition, 
11the State Board
of Elections, a local election official, or an 
12election authority shall not
certify to any election authority 
13any candidate name designation that is
inconsistent with 
14subsection (e) of this Section.

15    (g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election 
16official, or an
election
authority removes a candidate's name 
17designation from a ballot under
subsection (f) of this 
18Section, then the aggrieved candidate may seek
appropriate 
19relief in circuit court.

20    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are 
21used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as 
22required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever 
23is applicable.

24    Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election 
25authorities from using
or reusing ballot card envelopes which 
26were printed before January 1, 1986 (the effective
date of 
 
 
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1Public Act 84-820) this amendatory Act of 1985.

2(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; revised 2-28-22.)

 



3    (10 ILCS 5/16-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6)



4    Sec. 16-6. 
Whenever one or more proposals for amendment of 
5the
constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention 
6or any
combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the 
7people, the
proposition or propositions for the adoption or 
8rejection of such
amendment or amendments or convention shall 
9be submitted upon the same a ballot
separate from the 
10"Official Ballot" containing the names of candidates
for State 
11and other offices to be voted at such election. Such 
12proposition or propositions shall be printed at the top of the 
13"Official Ballot" preceding the names of candidates for State 
14and other offices to be voted at such election. Such 
15proposition or propositions shall be printed upon plain white 
16paper with no shading, highlighting, or other distinct 
17markings and shall include the official title of the section 
18so named to be added or amended in the Constitution.  Such 
19separate
ballot shall be printed upon paper of a distinctly 
20blue color and shall,
as near as may be practicable, be of 
21uniform size and blue color, but
any variation in the size of 
22such ballots or in the tincture of blue
employed shall not 
23affect or impair the validity thereof.  Preceding
each proposal 
24to amend the constitution shall be printed the brief

25explanation of the amendment, prepared by the General 
 
 
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1Assembly, or in the
case of a proposed amendment initiated by 
2petition pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of the 
3Constitution of the State of Illinois by the principal

4proponents of the amendment as approved by the Attorney 
5General, and
immediately below the explanation, the 
6proposition shall be printed in
substantially the following 
7form:

8-------------------------------------------------------------

9       YES         For the proposed amendment
-
10----------     to Article ______ (or Section

11       NO       _______ of Article ______) of

12                the Constitution.

13-------------------------------------------------------------

14    In the case of a proposition for the calling of a 
15constitutional
convention, such proposition shall be printed 
16in substantially the
following form:

17-------------------------------------------------------------

18       YES            For the calling
-
19----------       of a Constitutional

20       NO         Convention.

21-------------------------------------------------------------

22    Included with the ballot there On the back or outside of 
23the ballot so as to appear when folded,
shall be a printed 
24notice with the words "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BALLOT", 
25followed by the
designation of the polling place for which the 
26ballot is prepared, the
date of the election and a facsimile of 
 
 
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1the signature of the clerk or
other officer who has caused the 
2ballots to be printed.  Immediately
above the words 
3"CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BALLOT" in the case of a proposition 
4for
the calling of a constitutional convention or a 
5proposition to amend the Constitution the following legend 
6shall be
printed in bold face type:

7
"NOTICE


8    THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT MAY BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A 
9NEGATIVE VOTE, BECAUSE A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED OR THE 
10AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY EITHER 
11THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE VOTING ON THE QUESTION OR A MAJORITY OF 
12THOSE VOTING IN THE ELECTION.
(THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A 
13DIRECTION THAT YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED
TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR 
14OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN
CONTAINED.)

15    WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO 
16THE
ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH".




17    If a proposition for the calling of a constitutional 
18convention is
submitted at the same election as one or more 
19propositions to amend the
constitution, the proposition for 
20the calling of a constitutional
convention shall be printed at 
21the top of the ballot.  In such case, the constitution 
22amendment notice the
back or outside of the ballot shall be 
23printed the same as if it were a
proposal solely to amend the 
24constitution.

25    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are 
26used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as 
 
 
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1required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever 
2is applicable.

3(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)

 
4    (10 ILCS 5/19-2.5)
5    Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot. An election 
6authority shall notify all qualified voters, except voters who 
7have applied for permanent vote by mail status under 
8subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who submit a written 
9request to be excluded from the permanent vote by mail status, 
10not more than 90 days nor less than 45 days before a general or 
11consolidated election, of the option for permanent vote by  
12mail status using the following notice and including the 
13application for permanent vote by mail status in subsection 
14(b) of Section 19-3:
15    "You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail 
16status using the attached application.". 

17(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/19-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
19    Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot.
20    (a) The
application for a vote by mail ballot for a single 
21election shall be substantially in the
following form:
22
APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
23    To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and 
24State of
Illinois. , in the .... precinct of the (1) *township 
 
 
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1of .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
2    I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of 
3.... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address 
4for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at 
5the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote 
6by mail. I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of 
7the (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward 
8in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in 
9the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at 
10such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully 
11entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be 
12held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail 
13ballot.
14    I hereby make application for an official ballot or 
15ballots to be
voted by me at such election, and I agree that I 
16shall return such ballot or ballots to the
official issuing 
17the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date
of the 
18election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than 
19election day, for counting no later than during the period for 
20counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 
2114th day following election day.
22    I understand that this application is made for an official 
23vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the 
24election specified in this application and that I must submit 
25a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or 
26ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election. 
 
 
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1    Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 
229-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the 
3statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
4
....
5
*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
6
Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
7...............
8    (a-5)  The application for a single vote by mail ballot 
9transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be 
10substantively similar to the application for a vote by mail 
11ballot for a single election and shall include: 
12        I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a print 
13    disability, and, as a result of this disability, I am 
14    making a request to receive a vote by mail ballot 
15    electronically so that I may privately and independently 
16    mark, verify, and print my vote by mail ballot. 
17    (b) The application for permanent vote by mail status 
18shall be substantially in the following form:
19
APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUS
20    I am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for 
21permanent vote by mail status.
22    I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of 
23.... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address 
24for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at 
25the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote 
26by mail in: I state that I am a resident of the City of .... 
 
 
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1residing at .... in such city in the county of .... and State 
2of Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... 
3month(s) last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such 
4precinct at the .... election to be held therein on ....; and 
5that I wish to vote by vote by mail ballot in:
6    ..... all subsequent elections that do not require a party 
7        designation. 
8    ..... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a 
9        ................... Party vote by mail ballot in 
10        elections that require a party designation.
11    I hereby make application for an official ballot or 
12ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I 
13shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing 
14the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 
15election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than 
16election day, for counting no later than during the period for 
17counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 
1814th day following election day.
19    Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of 
20the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the 
21statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
22
.... 
23
Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
24...............
25    (b-5)  The application for permanent vote by mail ballots 
26transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be 
 
 
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1substantively similar to the application for permanent vote by 
2mail status and shall include: 
3        I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a  
4    non-temporary print disability, and as a result of this 
5    disability, I am making a request to receive vote by mail 
6    ballots electronically so that I may privately and 
7    independently mark, verify, and print my vote by mail 
8    ballots. 
9    (c) However, if application is made for a primary election 
10ballot, such
application shall require the applicant to 
11designate the name of the political party with which
the 
12applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow 
13any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her 
14party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method 
15and deadline published and selected by the election authority. 
16    (d) If application is made electronically, the applicant 
17shall mark the box associated with the above described 
18statement included as part of the online application 
19certifying that the statements set forth in the application 
20under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, and a 
21signature is not required. 
22    (e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or 
23return to an election authority an application under this 
24Section. If applications are sent to a post office box 
25controlled by any individual or organization that is not an 
26election authority, those applications shall (i) include a 
 
 
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1valid and current phone number for the individual or 
2organization controlling the post office box and (ii) be 
3turned over to the appropriate election authority within 7 
4days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the election 
5in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days of 
6receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in compliance 
7with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of this Code 
8and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a fine of $100 
9per application. Removing, tampering with, or otherwise 
10knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by 
11the election authority shall establish a rebuttable 
12presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon receipt, 
13the appropriate election authority shall accept and promptly 
14process any application under this Section submitted in a form 
15substantially similar to that required by this Section, 
16including any substantially similar production or reproduction 
17generated by the applicant.
18    (f) An election authority may combine the applications in 
19subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction 
20between the applications must be clear and the form must 
21provide check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether he or 
22she is applying for a single election vote by mail ballot or 
23for permanent vote by mail status. 
24(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-819, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
25    (10 ILCS 5/19-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-5)
 
 
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1    Sec. 19-5. Folding and enclosure of ballots in unsealed 
2envelope; address on envelope; certification; instructions for 
3marking and returning ballots. It shall be the duty of the 
4election authority to fold the
ballot or ballots in the manner 
5specified by the statute for folding
ballots prior to their 
6deposit in the ballot box, and to enclose such
ballot or 
7ballots in an envelope unsealed to be furnished by the 
8election authority him, which
envelope shall bear upon the 
9face thereof the name, official title and
post office address 
10of the election authority, and upon the other side
 a printed 
11certification in substantially the
following form:


12    I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of 
13.... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address 
14for at least 30 days; and that I am lawfully entitled to cast a 
15ballot. I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of 
16the (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward 
17in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in 
18the county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at 
19such address for .... months
last past; and that I am lawfully 
20entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be 
21held on .....

22*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).

23    I further state that I personally marked the enclosed 
24ballot in secret.


25    Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to 
26Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 
 
 
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1that the statements set
forth in this certification are true 
2and correct.


3
.......................


4    If the ballot is to go to an elector who is physically 
5incapacitated and needs assistance marking the ballot,
the 
6envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a certification in

7substantially the following form:


8    I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of 
9.... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address 
10for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to cast a 
11ballot; and that I am physically incapable of personally 
12marking the ballot for this election. I state that I am a 
13resident of the .... precinct of the (1)
*township of .... (2) 
14*City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at 
15.... in such city or town in the county of .... and
State of 
16Illinois, that I have lived at such address for .... months

17last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct 
18at the
.... election to be held on ....; that I am physically 
19incapable
of personally marking the ballot for
such election.

20*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).

21    I further state that I marked the enclosed ballot in 
22secret with the assistance of


23
.................................


24
(Individual rendering assistance)


25
.................................


26
(Residence Address)


 
 
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1    Under penalties of perjury  as provided by law pursuant to 
2Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies 
3that the statements set forth
in this certification are true 
4and correct.


5
.......................


6    In the case of a voter with a physical
incapacity, marking 
7a ballot in secret includes marking a ballot with the

8assistance of another individual, other than a candidate
whose 
9name appears on the ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a

10parent, child, brother, or sister of the candidate),
the 
11voter's employer, an
agent of that employer, or an officer or 
12agent of the voter's union, when
the voter's physical 
13incapacity necessitates such assistance.





























14    In the case of a physically incapacitated voter, marking a 
15ballot in secret includes marking a ballot with the
assistance 
16of another individual, other than a candidate
whose name 
17appears on the ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a

18parent, child, brother, or sister of the candidate), the 
19voter's
employer, an
agent of that employer, or an officer or 
20agent of the voter's union, when
the voter's physical 
21incapacity necessitates such assistance.


22    Provided, that if the ballot enclosed is to be voted at a 
23primary
election, the certification shall designate the name 
24of the political
party with which the voter is affiliated.


25    In addition to the above, the election authority shall 
26provide
printed slips, or an electronic version thereof for 
 
 
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1voters voting by mail pursuant to Section 19-2.6, giving full 
2instructions regarding the manner of marking
and returning the 
3ballot in order that the same may be counted, and
shall furnish 
4one of such printed slips or the electronic version thereof 
5for voters voting by mail pursuant to Section 19-2.6 to each of 
6such applicants at
the same time the ballot is delivered to 
7him.
Such instructions shall include the following statement: 
8"In signing the
certification on the vote by mail ballot 
9envelope, you are attesting that you
personally marked this 
10vote by mail ballot in secret.  If you are physically
unable to 
11mark the ballot, a friend or relative may assist you after

12completing the enclosed affidavit.  Federal and State laws 
13prohibit a
candidate whose name appears on the ballot (unless 
14you
are the spouse or a parent, child, brother, or sister of 
15the candidate), your
employer, your employer's agent or an 
16officer or agent of your union
from assisting voters with 
17physical disabilities."


18    In addition to the above, if a ballot to be provided to an 
19elector
pursuant to this Section contains a public question 
20described in subsection
(b) of Section 28-6 and the territory 
21concerning which the question is
to be submitted is not 
22described on the ballot due to the space limitations
of such 
23ballot, the election authority shall provide a printed copy of

24a notice of the public question, which shall include a 
25description of the
territory in the manner required by Section 
2616-7.  The notice shall be
furnished to the elector at the same 
 
 
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1time the ballot is delivered to the
elector.


2    Election authorities transmitting ballots by electronic 
3transmission pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall, to the greatest 
4extent possible, provide those applicants with the same 
5instructions, certifications, and other balloting materials 
6required when sending ballots by mail. 
7(Source: P.A. 102-819, eff. 5-13-22.)

 


8    (10 ILCS 5/19-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-8)




9    Sec. 19-8. Time and place of counting ballots.
10    (a) (Blank.)
11    (b) Each vote by mail voter's ballot returned to an 
12election authority, by any means authorized by this Article, 
13and received by that election authority before the closing of 
14the polls on election day shall be endorsed by the receiving 
15election authority with the day and hour of receipt and may be 
16processed by the election authority beginning on the day it is 
17received by the election authority in the central ballot 
18counting location of the election authority, but the results 
19of the processing may not be counted until the day of the 
20election after 7:00 p.m., except as provided in subsections 
21(g) and (g-5).

22    (c) Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an 
23election authority and postmarked no later than election day, 
24but that is received by the election authority after the polls 
25close on election day and before the close of the period for 
 
 
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1counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be 
2endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of 
3receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting 
4location of the election authority during the period for 
5counting provisional ballots.
6    Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an 
7election authority absent a postmark or a barcode usable with 
8an intelligent mail barcode tracking system, but that is 
9received by the election authority after the polls close on 
10election day and before the close of the period for counting 
11provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be endorsed 
12by the receiving authority with the day and hour of receipt, 
13opened to inspect the date inserted on  the certification, and, 
14if the certification date is election day or earlier and the 
15ballot is otherwise found to be valid under the requirements 
16of this Section, counted at the central ballot counting 
17location of the election authority during the period for 
18counting provisional ballots. Absent a date on the 
19certification, the ballot shall not be counted.

20    If an election authority is using an intelligent mail 
21barcode tracking system, a ballot that is mailed to an 
22election authority absent a postmark may be counted if the 
23intelligent mail barcode tracking system verifies the envelope 
24was mailed no later than election day.
25    (d) Special write-in vote by mail voter's blank ballots 
26returned to an election authority, by any means authorized by 
 
 
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1this Article, and received by the election authority at any 
2time before the closing of the polls on election day shall be 
3endorsed by the receiving election authority with the day and 
4hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot 
5counting location of the election authority during the same 
6period  provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots 
7under subsections (b), (g), and (g-5). Special write-in vote 
8by mail voter's blank ballots that are mailed to an election 
9authority and postmarked no later than election day, but that 
10are received by the election authority after the polls close 
11on election day and before the closing of the period for 
12counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be 
13endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of 
14receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting 
15location of the election authority during the same periods 
16provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots under 
17subsection (c).
18    (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, vote by 
19mail voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's 
20blank ballots received by the election authority after the 
21closing of the polls on an
election day shall be endorsed by 
22the election authority receiving them

with the day and hour of 
23receipt and shall be safely kept unopened by the

election 
24authority for the period of time required for the preservation 
25of
ballots used at the election, and shall then, without being 
26opened, be
destroyed in like manner as the used ballots of that 
 
 
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1election.

2    (f) Counting required under this Section to begin on 
3election day after the closing of the polls shall commence no 
4later than 8:00 p.m. and shall be conducted
by a panel or 
5panels of election judges appointed in the manner provided
by 
6law. The counting shall continue until all vote by mail 
7voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's 
8blank ballots required to be counted on election day have been 
9counted.

10    (g) The procedures set forth in Articles 17 and
18 of this 
11Code shall apply to all ballots counted under
this Section. In 
12addition, within 2 days after a vote by mail ballot is 
13received, but in all cases before the close of the period for 
14counting provisional ballots, the election judge or official 
15shall compare the voter's signature on the certification 
16envelope of that vote by mail ballot with the voter's 
17signature on the application verified in accordance with 
18Section 19-4 or the signature of the voter on file in the 
19office of the election authority.  If the election judge or 
20official determines that the 2 signatures match, and that the 
21vote by mail voter is otherwise qualified to cast a vote by 
22mail ballot, the election authority shall cast and count the 
23ballot on election day or the day the ballot is determined to 
24be valid, whichever is later, adding the results to the 
25precinct in which the voter is registered.  If the election 
26judge or official determines that the signatures do not match, 
 
 
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1or that the vote by mail voter is not qualified to cast a vote 
2by mail ballot, then without opening the certification 
3envelope, the judge or official shall mark across the face of 
4the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and shall not 
5cast or count the ballot.
6    In addition to the voter's signatures not matching, a vote 
7by mail ballot may be rejected by the election judge or 
8official:
9        (1) if the ballot envelope is open or has been opened 
10    and resealed;
11        (2) if the voter has already cast an early or grace 
12    period ballot;
13        (3) if the voter voted in person on election day or the 
14    voter is not a duly registered voter in the precinct; or
15        (4) on any other basis set forth in this Code.
16    If the election judge or official determines that any of 
17these reasons apply, the judge or official shall mark across 
18the face of the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and 
19shall not cast or count the ballot.


20    (g-5) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected by the election 
21judge or official for any reason, the election authority 
22shall, within 2 days after the rejection but in all cases 
23before the close of the period for counting provisional 
24ballots, notify the vote by mail voter that his or her ballot 
25was rejected. The notice shall inform the voter of the reason 
26or reasons the ballot was rejected and shall state that the 
 
 
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1voter may appear before the election authority, on or before 
2the 14th day after the election, to show cause as to why the 
3ballot should not be rejected.  The voter may present evidence 
4to the election authority supporting his or her contention 
5that the ballot should be counted.  The election authority 
6shall appoint a panel of 3 election judges to review the 
7contested ballot, application, and certification envelope, as 
8well as any evidence submitted by the vote by mail voter.  No 
9more than 2 election judges on the reviewing panel shall be of 
10the same political party.  The reviewing panel of election 
11judges shall make a final determination as to the validity of 
12the contested vote by mail ballot.  The judges' determination 
13shall not be reviewable either administratively or judicially.
14    A vote by mail ballot subject to this subsection that is 
15determined to be valid shall be counted before the close of the 
16period for counting provisional ballots.

17    If a vote by mail ballot is rejected for any reason, the 
18election authority shall, within one day after the rejection, 
19transmit to the State Board of Elections by electronic means 
20the voter's name, street address, email address and precinct, 
21ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be. If a 
22rejected vote by mail ballot is determined to be valid, the 
23election authority shall, within one day after the 
24determination, remove the name of the voter from the list 
25transmitted to the State Board of Elections. The State Board 
26of Elections shall maintain the names and information in an 
 
 
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1electronic format on its website accessible to State and local 
2political committees.
3    Upon request by the State or local political committee, 
4each election authority shall,  within one day after the 
5request, provide the following information about all rejected 
6vote by mail ballots: voter's name, street address, email 
7address and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as 
8the case may be. 
9    (g-10) All vote by mail ballots determined to be valid 
10shall be added to the vote totals for the precincts for which 
11they were cast in the order in which the ballots were opened.

12    (h)  Each political party, candidate, and qualified civic 
13organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher 
14for each panel of election judges therein assigned.


15(Source: P.A. 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.)

 



16    (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 22-9.1)



17    Sec. 22-9.1. Within 5 days after the last day for 
18proclamation of the results of any
canvass declaring persons 
19nominated, elected or declared eligible for a
runoff election 
20for any office or declaring the
adoption or rejection of a 
21question of public policy, the following
persons may file a 
22petition for discovery:

23        (a) any candidate who, in the entire area in which 
24    votes may be cast
for the office for which he is a 
25    candidate, received votes equal in
number to at least 95% 
 
 
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1    of the number of votes cast for any successful
candidate 
2    for the same office; and

3        (b) any 5 electors of the same area within which votes 
4    may be cast
on a question of public policy, if the results 
5    of the canvass are such
that the losing side on the 
6    question would have been the prevailing side
had it 
7    received an additional number of votes equal to 5% of the 
8    total
number of votes cast on the question.

9    A petition under this Section shall be filed with the 
10election authority
for purposes of
discovery only.  The 
11petition shall  ask that ballots, voting machines,
or ballot 
12cards - as the case may be - shall be examined, that any

13automatic tabulating equipment shall be tested, and that 
14ballots,
recorded votes, or ballot cards - as the case may be - 
15shall be counted
in specified precincts, not exceeding 25% of 
16the
total number of precincts within the jurisdiction
of the 
17election authority.  Where there are fewer than 4 precincts 
18under
the jurisdiction of the election authority and within 
19the area in which
votes could be cast
in the election in 
20connection with which the petition has been filed,
discovery 
21shall be permitted in one of such precincts.

22    A petition filed under this Section shall be accompanied 
23by the
payment of a fee of $50 $10.00 per precinct specified.

24All such fees shall be paid by the election authority into the 
25county or city
treasury, as the case may be.


26    After 3 days notice in writing to the successful candidate 
 
 
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1for the
same office or, in the case of a question of public 
2policy, such
notice as will reasonably inform interested 
3persons of the time and
place of the discovery proceedings, 
4the election authority shall examine the
ballots, voting 
5machines, ballot cards, voter affidavits and applications
for 
6ballot, test the automatic
tabulating equipment, and count the 
7ballots, recorded votes, and ballot
cards in the specified 
8election districts or precincts.   At the request
of any 
9candidate entitled to participate in the discovery 
10proceedings, the
election authority shall also make available 
11for examination the ballot
applications and voter affidavits 
12for the specified precincts.  Each candidate
affected by such 
13examination shall have the right to attend the same in
person 
14or by his representative.  In the case of a question of public

15policy, the board shall permit an equal number of acknowledged

16proponents and acknowledged opponents to attend the 
17examination.

18    On completion of the count of any ballots in each district 
19or
precinct, the ballots shall be secured and sealed in the 
20same manner
required of judges of election by Sections 7-54 
21and 17-20 of the Election Code.
The handling of the ballots in 
22accord with this Section shall not of
itself affect the 
23admissibility in evidence of the ballots in any other

24proceedings, either legislative or judicial.

25    The results of the examination and count shall not be 
26certified, used
to amend or change the abstracts of the votes 
 
 
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1previously completed, used
to deny the successful candidate 
2for the same office his certificate of
nomination or election, 
3nor used to change the previously declared result of the vote

4on a question of public policy.  Such count shall not be binding 
5in an
election contest brought about under the provisions of 
6the Election
Code, shall not be a prerequisite to bringing 
7such an election contest,
shall not prevent the bringing of 
8such an election contest, nor shall it
affect the results of 
9the canvass previously proclaimed.

10(Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)

 



11    (10 ILCS 5/23-23)  (from Ch. 46, par. 23-23)



12    Sec. 23-23. The case shall be tried in like manner as other 
13civil cases,
and may be heard and determined by the court at 
14any time not less than 10
days after service of process, or at 
15any time after the defendant is
required by notification to 
16appear, and shall have preference in the order
of hearing to 
17all other cases. The court may make and enforce all necessary

18orders for the preservation and production of the ballots, 
19poll books,
tally papers, returns, registers and other papers 
20or evidence that may bear
upon the contest.

21    Whenever a petition for a recount has been filed as 
22provided in this
Article, any opposing candidate or any 
23elector, under like provisions and
in like manner may file a 
24petition within 10 days after the completion of
the canvass of 
25the precincts specified in the petition for a further
recount 
 
 
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1of the votes cast in any or all of the balance of the precincts 
2in
the county, municipality or other political subdivision, as 
3the case may be.

4    In event the court, in any such case, is of the opinion 
5that such action will
expedite hearing and determination of 
6the contest, the court may
refer the case to the election 
7authority to recount the ballots, to take testimony and other

8evidence, to examine the election returns, to make a record of 
9all objections
to be heard by the court that may be made to the 
10election returns or to any of
them or to any ballots cast or 
11counted, and to take all necessary steps and do
all necessary 
12things to determine the true and correct result of the 
13election
and to make report thereof to the court. The election 
14authority shall have authority to count the
ballots or cause 
15the same to be counted under its supervision and direction, to

16conduct such hearing or hearings as may be necessary and 
17proper, to apply to
the court in the manner provided by law for 
18the issuance of subpoenas or for
any other appropriate order 
19or orders to compel the attendance of witnesses,
and to take 
20such steps and perform such duties and acts in connection with 
21the
conduct of any such hearing or hearings as may be 
22necessary. The election authority may, with the
approval of 
23the court, employ such assistants as may be necessary and 
24proper to
provide for counting the ballots, examining the 
25election returns and for taking
all necessary steps and doing 
26all necessary things to determine the true and
correct result 
 
 
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1of the election under the direction and supervision of the 
2election authority.  Upon the motion or application of the 
3election authority or of any party to the case, the court shall 
4require the party contesting the election to deposit moneys 
5with the court as security for costs as reasonably needed to 
6compensate the election authority for the costs incurred in 
7relation to the election contest. The money deposited for 
8security shall be taxed and allowed as costs to compensate the 
9election authority for the services of its assistants and for 
10reimbursement of expenses incurred by the election authority 
11in relation to the election contest. The election authority 
12shall not be required to undertake any work in furtherance of 
13the election contest until the necessary funds are deposited 
14with the court. Any money deposited as security for costs by a 
15petitioner contesting an election must be returned to the 
16petitioner if the judgment of the court is to annul the 
17election or to declare as elected someone other than the 
18person whose election is contested. The election authority


19shall receive such compensation for its services and such 
20allowances for the
services of its assistants and for 
21reimbursement of expenses incurred by it as
shall be approved 
22by the court, and all such compensation and allowances when

23approved by the court shall be taxed and allowed as costs in 
24such cause.  The
court may from time to time, upon the court's 
25own motion or upon the
application of the election authority 
26or of any party to said cause, require the parties to the
cause 
 
 
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1or any of them to deposit such amounts of money with the court 
2as
security for costs as the court may deem reasonable and 
3proper.

4    Any petitioner may amend his petition at any time before 
5the completion
of the recount by withdrawing his request for a 
6recount of certain
precincts, or by requesting a recount of 
7additional specified precincts.
The petitioner shall deposit 
8or shall cause to be deposited, such amounts
of money as the 
9court may require as security for costs for such additional

10precincts as the court may deem reasonable and proper.

11    Any money deposited as security for costs by a petitioner 
12contesting an
election must be returned to such petitioner if 
13the judgment of the court
is to annul the election or to 
14declare as elected someone other than the
person whose 
15election is contested.

16    Any money deposited as security for costs by a petitioner 
17in opposition
to a petition contesting an election must be 
18returned to such petitioner if
the judgment of the court is to 
19confirm the election or to declare as
elected the person whose 
20election is contested.

21(Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)

 
22    Section 15. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority 
23Act is amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
24    (70 ILCS 210/14)  (from Ch. 85, par. 1234)
 
 
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1    Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and 
2administrative body of the Authority shall be a
board known as 
3the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. On the effective 
4date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the 
5Trustee shall assume the duties and powers of the Board for a 
6period of 18 months or until the Board is fully constituted, 
7whichever is later. Any action requiring Board approval shall 
8be deemed approved by the Board if the Trustee approves the 
9action in accordance with Section 14.5. Beginning the first 
10Monday of the month occurring 18 months after  the effective 
11date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and 
12until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
13General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 9 members. On and 
14after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
15General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 11 members. The 
16Governor shall appoint 5 members to the Board, subject to the 
17advice and consent of the Senate. The Mayor shall appoint 5 
18members to the Board. At least one member of the Board shall 
19represent the interests of labor, and at least one member  of 
20the Board shall represent the interests of the convention 
21industry. A majority of the members appointed by the Governor 
22and Mayor shall appoint a ninth member to serve as the 
23chairperson until the chairperson's term  expires on or after 
24the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
25Assembly, at which time, a majority of the members appointed 
26by the Governor and Mayor shall appoint an eleventh member to 
 
 
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1serve as the chairperson. The Board shall be fully constituted 
2when a quorum has been appointed. The members of
the board 
3shall be individuals of generally recognized ability and

4integrity.   No member of the Board may be (i) an
officer or 
5employee of, or a member of a board, commission or authority 
6of,
the State, any unit of local government or any school 
7district or (ii) a person who served on the Board prior to the 
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
9Assembly.
10    Of the initial members appointed by the Governor, one 
11shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve 
12for a term expiring June 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term 
13expiring June 1, 2015, and one shall serve for a term expiring 
14June 1, 2016, as determined by the Governor. Of the initial 
15members appointed by the Mayor, one shall serve for a term 
16expiring June 1, 2013,  one shall serve for a term expiring June 
171, 2014, one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2015, and 
18one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2016, as determined 
19by the Mayor. The initial chairperson appointed by the Board 
20shall serve a term for a term expiring June 1, 2015. Additional 
21members of the Board appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act 
22of the 102nd General Assembly shall serve for a term expiring 
23on June 1, 2026. Successors shall be appointed to 4-year 
24terms. 
25    Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but 
26shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred by them in 
 
 
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1the performance of their duties. All members of
the Board and 
2employees of the Authority are subject to the Illinois

3Governmental Ethics Act, in accordance with its terms.
4    A mayor of a municipality with a population of over 
5500,000 shall not have the authority to make an appointment to 
6the Board within the last 45 days of his or her term, 
7retroactive to April 1, 2023, except if that mayor's 
8re-election is certified by the relevant election authority. 
9(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
 
10    Section 20. The Park District Code is amended  by changing 
11Sections 2-10a and 2-12a as follows:
 



12    (70 ILCS 1205/2-10a)  (from Ch. 105, par. 2-10a)



13    Sec. 2-10a. 
Any district may provide by referendum, or by 
14resolution of
the board, that the board shall be comprised of 7 
15commissioners.  Any such
referendum shall be initiated and held 
16in the same manner as is provided
by the general election law.

17    If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in 
18favor of the 7-member
board, or if the board adopts a 
19resolution stating that it is acting pursuant
to this Section 
20in order to create a 7-member board, then whichever of the

21following transition schedules are appropriate shall be 
22applied:  At the
election of commissioners next following by at 
23least 197 60 days after the date on
which the proposition to 
24create a 7-member board was approved at referendum
or by 
 
 
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1resolution, the number of commissioners to be elected shall be 
22 more
than the number that would otherwise have been elected. 
3If this results
in the election, pursuant to Section 2-12 of 
4this Act, of 4 commissioners
at that election, one of the 4, to 
5be determined by lot within 30 days after
the  election, shall 
6serve for a term of 4 years or 2 years as the case
may be, 
7instead of 6 years, so that his term will expire in the same 
8year
in which the term of only one of the incumbent 
9commissioners expires.
Thereafter,
all commissioners shall be 
10elected for 6-year terms as provided in Section
2-12. If the 
11creation of a 7-member board results in the election of either

123 or 4 commissioners, pursuant to Section 2-12a of this Act, at 
13that election,
2 of them, to
be determined by lot within 30 
14days after the election, shall serve for
terms of 2 years 
15instead of 4 years. Thereafter, all commissioners shall
be 
16elected for 4-year terms as provided in Section 2-12a of this 
17Act.

18    In any district where a 7-member board has been created 
19pursuant to this
Section whether by referendum or by 
20resolution, the number of commissioners
may later be reduced 
21to 5, but only by a referendum initiated and held in
the same 
22manner as prescribed in this Section for creating a 7-member 
23board.
No proposition to reduce the number of commissioners 
24shall affect the terms
of any commissioners holding office at 
25the time of the referendum or to
be elected within 197 60 days 
26after of the referendum. If a majority of the votes cast on the 
 
 
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1proposition is in favor of reducing a 7-member board to a 
25-member board, then, at the election of commissioners next 
3following by at least 197 60 days after the date on which the 
4proposition was approved at referendum, the number of 
5commissioners to be elected shall be 2 less than the number 
6that would otherwise have been elected and whichever of the 
7following transition schedules are appropriate shall be 
8applied: (i) if this results in the election of no 
9commissioners for a 6-year term pursuant to Section 2-12 of 
10this Act, then at the next election in which 3 commissioners 
11are scheduled to be elected to 6-year terms as provided in 
12Section 2-12, one of the 3, to be determined by lot within 30 
13days after the election, shall serve for a term of 4 years or 2 
14years, as the case may be, instead of 6 years, so that his or 
15her term will expire in the same year in which the term of no 
16incumbent commissioner is scheduled to expire; thereafter, all 
17commissioners shall be elected for 6-year terms as provided in 
18Section 2-12; or (ii) if the reduction to a 5-member board 
19results in the election of one commissioner to a 4-year term, 
20pursuant to Section 2-12a of this Act, then at the next 
21election in which 4 commissioners are scheduled to be elected 
22to 4-year terms as provided in Section 2-12a, one of the 4, to 
23be determined by lot within 30 days after the election, shall 
24serve for a term of 2 years, instead of 4 years, so that his or 
25her term will expire in the same year in which the term of only 
26one incumbent commissioner is scheduled to expire; thereafter, 
 
 
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1all commissioners shall be elected for 4-year terms as 
2provided in Section 2-12a. 

3(Source: P.A. 100-351, eff. 8-25-17.)

 



4    (70 ILCS 1205/2-12a)  (from Ch. 105, par. 2-12a)



5    Sec. 2-12a. 
Any district may provide, either by resolution 
6of the board
or by referendum, that the term of commissioners 
7shall be 4 years rather
than 6 years. Any such referendum shall 
8be initiated and held in the same
manner as is provided by the 
9general election law for public questions
authorized by 
10Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

11    If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in 
12favor of a 4-year
term for commissioners, or if the Board 
13adopts a resolution stating that
it is acting pursuant to this 
14Section to change the term of office from
6 years to 4 years, 
15commissioners thereafter elected, commencing with the
first 
16regular park district election at least 197 60 days after the 
17date on
which the proposition for 4-year terms was approved at 
18referendum or by
resolution, shall be elected for a term of 4 
19years.  In order to provide
for the transition from 6-year 
20terms to 4-year terms: 
21        (1) If 2 commissioners on a 5-member board
are to be 
22    elected at the first such election and if the term of only 
23    one
commissioner is scheduled to expire in the year of the 
24    next election at
which commissioners are elected, of the 2 
25    commissioners elected, one shall
serve a 2-year
term and 
 
 
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1    one a 4-year term, to be determined by lot between the 2 
2    persons
elected within 30 days after the election.
3        (2) On a 7-member board under Section 2-10a, if the 
4    terms of only 2 commissioners are scheduled to expire in 
5    the year of the second election at which commissioners are 
6    elected after the first regular park district election at 
7    least 197 60 days after the date on which the proposition 
8    for 4-year terms was approved at referendum or by 
9    resolution, then:
10            (A) if 3 commissioners are elected at the first 
11        regular election, 2 of the commissioners elected shall 
12        serve a 2-year term and one shall serve a 4-year term 
13        to be determined by lot between persons elected within 
14        30 days after the first election; or
15            (B) if 2 commissioners are elected at the first 
16        regular election, those 2 commissioners elected shall 
17        serve a 2-year term. 

18    In any district where the board has created 4-year terms 
19pursuant to
this Section, whether by referendum or by 
20resolution, the length of terms
may later be increased to 6 
21years, but only by a referendum initiated and
held in the same 
22manner as prescribed in this Section for creating 4-year

23terms.  No proposition to increase the terms of commissioners 
24shall affect
any commissioner holding office at the time of 
25the referendum or to be
elected within 197 60 days after of the 
26referendum.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 101-58, eff. 7-12-19.)

 
2    Section 25. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
324-2 as follows:
 



4    (105 ILCS 5/24-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)


5    Sec. 24-2. Holidays. 
6    (a) Teachers shall not be required
to teach on Saturdays, 
7nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, 
8shall teachers or other school
employees, other than 
9noncertificated school employees whose presence is
necessary 
10because of an emergency or for the continued operation and

11maintenance of school facilities or property, be
required to 
12work on legal school
holidays, which are January 1, New Year's 
13Day; the third Monday in
January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin 
14Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the
Birthday of President 
15Abraham Lincoln; the
first Monday in March (to be known as 
16Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good
Friday; the day designated 
17as Memorial Day by federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National 
18Freedom Day; July 4,
Independence Day; the first Monday in 
19September, Labor Day; the second Monday
in October, Columbus 
20Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in
November 
21commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas 
22Day.
School boards may grant special holidays whenever in 
23their judgment such
action is advisable. No deduction shall
be 
24made from the time or
compensation of a school employee on 
 
 
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1account of any legal
or special holiday.

2    (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for 
3waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code 
4is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, 
5parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third 
6Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, 
7Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); 
8the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's 
9birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and 
10November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
11        (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are 
12    recognized through instructional activities conducted on 
13    that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, 
14    on the first school day preceding or following that day; 
15    and
16        (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority 
17    first holds a public hearing about the proposal.  The 
18    entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing 
19    to both educators and parents.  The notice shall set forth 
20    the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the 
21    proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony 
22    from educators and parents about the proposal.

23    (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified 
24patriotic, civic,
cultural or historical persons, activities, 
25or events, are regular school
days. Commemorative
holidays 
26are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to 
 
 
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1be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and
observed as a 
2commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the
birthday 
3of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),

4September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school 
5day
immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'

6Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and 
7Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl 
8Harbor Veterans' Day), and
any day so appointed by the 
9President or
Governor.  School boards may establish 
10commemorative holidays whenever in
their judgment such action 
11is advisable.
School boards shall include instruction relative 
12to commemorated persons,
activities, or
events on the 
13commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school

14year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction 
15may be deemed
appropriate. The State Board of Education shall 
16prepare and make available
to school boards instructional 
17materials relative to commemorated persons,
activities,
or 
18events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with 
19any
instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.

20    (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe 
21March 4 of each year as
a commemorative holiday.  This holiday 
22shall be known as Mayors' Day which
shall be a day to 
23commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive

24Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late 
25Mayor Richard
J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.  
26If March 4 falls on a
Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be 
 
 
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1observed on the following Monday.
2    (e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to 
3the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known 
4as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout 
5the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General 
6Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of 
7election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be 
8used as a location for election day services or as a polling 
9place. 
10    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 
11contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as 
122022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the 
13State under Public Act 102-15. 
14    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 
15contrary, November 5, 2024 shall be a State holiday known as

162024 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout 
17this
State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd 
18General Assembly. 

19(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; 
20102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff. 
211-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

 
22    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
23changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
24that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
25represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
 
 
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1not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
2made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
3Public Act.
 

4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law, except that the changes made to Section 3-6 of 
6the Election Code are effective January 1, 2024.".